Cryobanking of farm animal gametes and embryos as a means of conserving livestock genetics

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 25-38

  Mara, L ^a   Casu, Sara ^b   Carta, A ^c   Dattena, M ^a  

^a Agris Sardegna DIRPA Reproduction Division   (Italy)

^b DIRPA AGRIS Sardegna   (Italy)

^c Production and Technology Division   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Blastocysts; Cryopreservation; Oocytes; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE;

EID: 84880045043     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.02.006     Document Type: Review

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