Thermoresistance sperm tests are not predictive of potential fertility for cryopreserved bull semen

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 279-282

  Vianna, F P ^a   Papa, F O ^a   Zahn, F S ^a   Melo, C M ^a   Dell'Aqua Jr , J A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle; Frozen semen; Thermoresistance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; TEMPERATURE;

BOS; BOS INDICUS;

EID: 64949199545     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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