Identification of sperm subpopulations with defined motility characteristics in ejaculates from Florida goats

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 795-804

  Dorado, J ^a   Molina, I ^a   Munoz Serrano A ^a   Hidalgo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CASA; Cluster analysis; Goat spermatozoa; Motility pattern; Sperm subpopulations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; GOAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FLORIDA; GOATS; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77955921905     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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