Biochemical characterization and sperm motility parameters of ostrich (Struthio camelus) semen

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 222-228

  Ciereszko, A ^a   Rybnik, P K ^b   Horbanczuk J O ^b   Dietrich, G J ^a   Deas, A ^b   Slowinska M ^a   Liszewska, E ^a   Malecki, I A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ostrich; Semen; Seminal plasma; Sperm; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; AMIDASE; ANTIOXIDANT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; MALE; OSTRICH; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; COLD TEMPERATURE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 78649842468     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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