Seminal plasma and its effect on ruminant spermatozoa during processing

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 207-213

  Leahy, T ^a   de Graaf, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; MALE; RUMINANTS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84864322379     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02077.x     Document Type: Article

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