Field fertility of frozen boar semen: A retrospective report comprising over 2600 AI services spanning a four year period

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 189-196

  Didion, B A ^a   Braun, G D ^b   Duggan, M V ^c  

^a Minitube of America   (United States)

^b HyLife Ltd   (Canada)

^c Fast Genetics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

AI; Fertility; Frozen semen; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CANADA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANITOBA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84875482922     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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