New developments in low-dose insemination technology

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1216-1224

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deep intrauterine insemination; Laparoscopic insemination; Pig; Post cervical insemination; Sex sorted semen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 55649104522     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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