The effects on boar sperm quality of dietary supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids differ among porcine breeds

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 184-196

  Yeste, Marc ^a   Barrera, Xavier ^b   Coll, David ^c   Bonet, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Semen Cardona SL ^*  (Spain)

^c UPB Genetic World   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boar sperm quality; Duroc; Large White; Omega 3 fatty acids; Pietrain

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 79957771918     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.01.032     Document Type: Article

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