Sperm chromatin structure and sperm morphology: Their association with fertility in AI-dairy Ayrshire sires

Theriogenology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1153-1161

  Nagy, S ^a   Johannisson, A ^b   Wahlsten, T ^c   Ijas R ^d   Andersson, M ^e   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Finnish Animal Breeding Association   (Finland)

^d Viking Genetics Finland   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bull; Fertility; Sperm chromatin integrity; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; CHROMATIN; DAIRYING; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84876962642     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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