Low-Dose Insemination in Pigs: Problems and Possibilities

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 347-354

  Vazquez, J M ^a   Roca, J ^a   Gil, M A ^a   Cuello, C ^a   Parrilla, I ^a   Caballero, I ^a   Vazquez, J L ^a   Martinez E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYSTEROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 52049084391     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01183.x     Document Type: Article

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