Age-related changes in semen quality characteristics and expectations of reproductive longevity in Duroc boars

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 432-437

  Huang, Yu Hung ^a   Lo, Ling Ling ^b   Liu, Shyh Hwa ^c   Yang, Tien Shuh ^a  

^a ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Duroc boars; Reproductive longevity; Season; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CYTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPERM; SWINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEMEN; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77955150089     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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