Is sperm DNA fragmentation a good marker for field AI bull fertility?

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2437-2449

  Karoui, S ^a   Diaz C ^a   Gonzalez Marin C ^b   Amenabar, M E ^c   Serrano, M ^a   Ugarte, E ^c   Gosalvez J ^b   Roy, R ^b   Lopez Fernandez C ^b   Carabano M J ^a,b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic component; Holstein bull fertility; Semen DNA fragmentation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84882726133     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4492     Document Type: Article

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