Semen characteristics of boars receiving control diet and control diet supplemented with L-carnitine

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 417-425

  Cerovsky J ^a   Frydrychova S ^a   Lustykova A ^a   Lipensky J ^a   Rozkot, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Boars; L carnitine; Semen parameters

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 70349619847     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1681-cjas     Document Type: Article

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