Boar sperm quality in lines of pigs selected for either ovulation rate or uterine capacity

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2515-2523

  Freking, B A ^a   Purdy, P H ^b   Spiller, S F ^b   Welsh, C S ^b   Blackburn, H D ^b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b National Animal Germplasm Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Ovulation rate; Pig; Semen quality; Uterine capacity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84882713148     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4723     Document Type: Article

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