Cryopreservation and fertility of ejaculated and epididymal stallion sperm

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 197-201

  Monteiro, G A ^a   Papa, F O ^a   Zahn, F S ^a   Dellaqua, J A ^a   Melo, C M ^a   Maziero, R R D ^a   Avanzi, B R ^a   Alvarenga, M A ^a   Guasti, P N ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Epididymal spermatozoa; Pregnancy rate; Sperm viability; Stallion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EJACULATION; EVALUATION; FERTILITY; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; TIME;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; FERTILITY; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054038784     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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