Evaluation of semen quality in roosters of different age during hot climatic condition

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 81-85

  Shanmugam, M ^a   Vinoth, A ^a   Rajaravindra, K S ^a   Rajkumar, U ^a  

^a PROJECT DIRECTORATE ON POULTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Chicken; Semen; Sperm chromatin dispersion test

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLIMATE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MALE; METABOLISM; SEASON; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM CHROMATIN DISPERSION TEST;

AGE; CHICKEN; SEMEN; SPERM CHROMATIN DISPERSION TEST;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CLIMATE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; SEASONS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84893849789     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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