Effect of extender supplementation with various antimicrobial agents on viability of Brucella ovis and Actinobacillus seminis in cryopreserved ovine semen

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1476-1481

  Moustacas, V S ^a   Xavier, M N ^a   Carvalho Junior C A ^a   Costa, E A ^a   Henry, M ^a   Santos, R L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus seminis; Brucella ovis; Cryopreservation; Semen; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFADIAZINE;

ACTINOBACILLUS SEMINIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA OVIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ACTINOBACILLUS SEMINIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRUCELLA OVIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; GENTAMICINS; LINCOMYCIN; MALE; PENICILLINS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFADIAZINE;

ACTINOBACILLUS SEMINIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR OVIS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77957323767     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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