Effects of bluetongue virus infection on sperm quality in bulls: A preliminary report

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 402-403

  Müller, Ute ^a   Kemmerling, Kirsten ^a   Straet, Denis ^a   Janowitz, Ulrich ^b   Sauerwein, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Rinder Union West ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; BTV 8; Cattle; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; BULL (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; EPIDEMIC; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BOS;

EID: 78649722687     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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