Pre-freeze bull sperm head morphometry related to post-thaw fertility

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 81-88

  Gravance, C G ^a   Casey, M E ^a   Casey, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bull; Cryopreservation; Fertility; Morphomtery; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM HEAD;

EID: 67249091679     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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