Subfertility in males: An important cause of bull disposal in Bovines

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 450-455

  Mukhopadhyay, C S ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Yadav, B R ^a   Khate, K ^a   Raina, V S ^a   Mohanty, T K ^a   Dubey, P P ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bull disposal; Libido; Semen freezability; Semen quality; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77952973171     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90298     Document Type: Article

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