Effect of dietary n-3 fatty acids (fish oils) on boar reproduction and semen quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2346-2355

  Castellano, C A ^a,b   Audet, I ^a   Bailey, J L ^b   Chouinard, P Y ^b   Laforest, J P ^b   Matte, J J ^a  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boar; Fish oil; N 3 fatty acid; Reproductive performance; Semen quality; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BIOTIN; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; MENHADEN OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; DRUG EFFECTS; PIG; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISH OILS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SWINE; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 77953745041     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2779     Document Type: Article

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