Artificial insemination in canids: A useful tool in breeding and conservation

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 190-199

  Thomassen, R ^a   Farstad, W ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Canids; Conservation; Frozen semen; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CANIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CANIDAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS BAILEYI; LYCAON PICTUS;

EID: 56549111385     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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