Effect of maca supplementation on bovine sperm quantity and quality followed over two spermatogenic cycles

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-183

  Clement C ^a   Kneubuhler J ^b   Urwyler, A ^b   Witschi, U ^b   Kreuzer, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Swissgenetics ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breeding bulls; DNA fragmentation index; Maca; Sperm count; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; LEPIDIUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; BOVINAE; DRUG EFFECTS; VETERINARY;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FERTILITY; LEPIDIUM; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953962288     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.028     Document Type: Article

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