Effect of higher dietary vitamin E concentrations on physical and biochemical characteristics of semen in Kadaknath cockerels

British Poultry Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 733-738

  Biswas, A ^a   Mohan, J ^a   Sastry, K V H ^a  

^a CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHICKENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FERTILITY; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; VITAMIN E;

EID: 70949094960     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660903264369     Document Type: Article

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