Ram seminal plasma improves pregnancy rates in ewes cervically inseminated with ram semen stored at 5 °C for 24 hours

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 395-399

  Lopez Perez A ^a   Perez Clariget R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Cervical artificial insemination; Fertility; Seminal plasma; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP;

EID: 84855532166     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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