Artificial insemination of small ruminants-A review

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-129

  Faigl, Vera ^a   Vass, Nóra ^b   Jávor, András ^b   Kulcsár, Margit ^a   Solti, László ^a   Amiridis, Georgios ^c   Cseh, Sándor ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination (AI); cryopreservation; doe; ewe; extender; liquid nitrogen; semen processing; semen quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; FEMALE; GOAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GOATS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP;

EID: 84857807687     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.2012.010     Document Type: Review

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