Fertility after artificial insemination using a soybean-based semen extender in sheep

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-289

  Fukui, Yutaka ^a   Kohno, Hirohide ^b   Togari, Tetsuro ^c   Hiwasa, Mami ^a   Okabe, Kentaro ^b  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

^c Hokkaido Prefectural Station of Animal Husbandry   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Fertility; Semen extender; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SHEEP; SOYBEAN; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SOYBEANS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 50249188968     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20004     Document Type: Article

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