Use of the hypo-osmotic swelling test and aniline blue staining to improve the evaluation of seasonal sperm variation in native Spanish free-range poultry

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2661-2669

  Santiago Moreno, J ^a   Castano C ^a   Coloma, M A ^a   Gomez Brunet A ^a   Toledano Diaz A ^a   Lopez Sebastian A ^a   Campo, J L ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Black Castellana breed; Fowl; Free range; Season; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANILINE BLUE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPAIN; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; MALE; SEASONS; SPAIN; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING;

AVES;

EID: 70449411800     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00542     Document Type: Article

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