Season-induced variation in lipid composition is associated with semen quality in Holstein bulls

Reproduction

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 479-489

  Argov Argaman, N ^a   Mahgrefthe, K ^a   Zeron, Y ^b   Roth, Z ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Sion Artificial Insemination Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULL (BOVINE); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL SHAPE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS; FLAME IONIZATION; INFERTILITY, MALE; ISRAEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; SEASONS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM HEAD; SPERM TAIL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877308592     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-12-0498     Document Type: Article

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