Different ways to model biological relationships between fertility and pH of the semen in rabbits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1294-1303

  Tusell, L ^a   Legarra, A ^b   Garcia Tomas M ^a   Rafel, O ^a   Ramon, J ^a   Piles, M ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b INRA   (France)

Author keywords

(co)variance component; Fertility; pH of semen; Rabbit; Recursive model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; SPERM; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SEMEN;

EID: 80051830146     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3242     Document Type: Article

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