Alpaca semen quality in relation to different diets

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 683-690

  Juyena, N S ^a   Vencato, J ^a   Pasini, G ^a   Vazzana, I ^b   Stelletta, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

alpacas; diet; energy excess; semen quality

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALPACA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; DIETARY INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM QUALITY;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; PROTEINS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EQUIDAE; LAMA PACOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84876528861     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12050     Document Type: Article

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