Successful artificial insemination in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) using chilled and frozen-thawed semen

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Thongtip, Nikorn ^a   Mahasawangkul, Sittidet ^b   Thitaram, Chatchote ^c   Pongsopavijitr, Pornsawan ^c   Kornkaewrat, Kornchai ^a   Pinyopummin, Anuchai ^a   Angkawanish, Taweepoke ^b   Jansittiwate, Saran ^b   Rungsri, Ronnachit ^d   Boonprasert, Khajornpat ^b   Wongkalasin, Warut ^c   Homkong, Pongpon ^b   Dejchaisri, Suthathip ^a   Wajjwalku, Worawit ^a   Saikhun, Kulnasan ^e  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FOREST INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Maesa Elephant Camp   (Thailand)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHILLED SEMEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FREEZE THAWING; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; HYSTEROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; FREEZING; HYSTEROSCOPY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

EID: 68349130129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-7-75     Document Type: Article

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