Approaches towards efficient use of boar semen in the pig industry

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 79-83

  Roca, J ^a   Parrilla, I ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^b   Gil, M A ^a   Cuello, C ^a   Vazquez, J M ^a   Martinez, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 80052237178     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01828.x     Document Type: Review

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