Identification of sperm subpopulations with defined motility characteristics in ejaculates from Holstein bulls: Effects of cryopreservation and between-bull variation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 27-39

  Muino R ^a   Tamargo, C ^b   Hidalgo, C O ^b   Pena A I ^a  

^a Facultad de Veterinaria   (Spain)

^b Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario de Asturias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bull semen; Cryopreservation; Kinematic parameters; Sperm subpopulations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; FREEZING; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; FREEZING; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 54149094965     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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