Development of an in vitro index to characterize fertilizing capacity of boar ejaculates

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 70-76

  Schulze, M ^a   Ruediger, K ^a   Mueller, K ^b   Jung, M ^a   Well, C ^a   Reissmann, M ^c  

^a Inst for Repro of Farm Animals   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boar; Computer assisted semen analysis; Fertility; Mitochondrial activity; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84879843946     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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