Effects of extenders and glutamine on the cooled storage of semen of Thai native crossbred and full-size purebred horses

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 473-484

  Phetudomsinsuk, Kanittha ^a   Sirinarumitr, Kaitkanoke ^a   Choothesa, Apassara ^a   Suthanmapinunt, Piyawan ^a   Kornkaewrat, Kornchai ^a   Laikul, Aree ^a   Amornsak, Sudarat ^b   Pinyopummin, Anuchai ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cooled semen; Etender; Glutamine; Horses

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 48649096039     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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