In vitro assessment of sperm from bulls of high and low field fertility

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-167

  Al Naib, A ^a   Hanrahan, J P ^b   Lonergan, P ^a   Fair, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Artificial mucus; Bull semen; Field fertility; IVF; MTT

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

FRIESIA;

EID: 79957770533     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.10.038     Document Type: Article

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