Effect of different thawing rates on post-thaw sperm viability, kinematic parameters and motile sperm subpopulations structure of bull semen

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 50-64

  Muino R ^a   Rivera, M M ^b   Rigau, T ^b   Rodriguez Gil, J E ^b   Pena A I ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lugo   (Spain)

^b School of Veterinary Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bull semen; Kinematic parameters; Sperm subpopulations; Thawing rates

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FREEZING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VAGINA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FREEZING; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; VAGINA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 54149085790     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.11.028     Document Type: Article

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