Effects of dietary vitamin supplementation and semen collection frequency on hormonal profile during ejaculation in the boar

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 334-341

  Audet, I ^a   Berube N ^b   Bailey, J L ^b   Laforest, J P ^b   Quesnel, H ^c   Matte, J J ^a  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Boar; Ejaculation; Hormone profile; Sperm collection frequency; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EJACULATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EJACULATION; HORMONES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEMEN; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; VITAMINS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 57649243042     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.07.026     Document Type: Article

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