Genetic and non-genetic parameters of several characteristics of production and semen quality in young bucks

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 25-36

  Furstoss, V ^a   David, I ^b   Leboeuf, B ^a   Guillouet, P ^a   Boue P ^c   Bodin, L ^b  

^a Centre Poitou Charentes   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Capri IA   (France)

Author keywords

Buck; Genetic parameters; Longitudinal data; Semen characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GOAT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENVIRONMENT; GOATS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55549139485     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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