Viral RNA load in semen from bluetongue serotype 8-infected rams: Relationship with sperm quality

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-310

  Leemans, Jérôme ^a   Raes, Marianne ^a   Vanbinst, Tine ^b   De Clercq, Kris ^b   Saegerman, Claude ^c   Kirschvink, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus serotype 8; Ram; Real time RT PCR; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS 8;

EID: 84861851184     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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