Effect of age on semen quality in naked neck and dwarf chicken under tropical climatic conditions

Animal Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 964-968

  Shanmugam, M ^a   Rajkumar, U ^a   Reddy, M R ^a   Rao, S V Rama ^a  

^a PROJECT DIRECTORATE ON POULTRY   (India)

Author keywords

temperature humidity index

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MOTILITY; POULTRY; SPERM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AVES;

EID: 84866025497     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12033     Document Type: Article

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