The impact of cushioned centrifugation protocols on semen quality of stallions

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1232-1239

  Bliss, S B ^a   Voge, J L ^a   Hayden, S S ^a   Teague, S R ^a   Brinsko, S P ^a   Love, C C ^a   Blanchard, T L ^a   Varner, D D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Cushion; Horse; Sperm; Sperm storage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84857801127     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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