The effect of insemination time and sperm dose on pregnancy rate using sex-sorted ram sperm

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 829-835

  Beilby, K H ^a   Grupen, C G ^a   Thomson, P C ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a   Evans, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ewe; Insemination dose; Insemination time; Sex sorted sperm; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 59649122797     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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