Under-nutrition reduces spermatogenic efficiency and sperm velocity, and increases sperm DNA damage in sexually mature male sheep

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 149, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 163-172

  Guan, Yongjuan ^a   Malecki, Irek A ^a,b   Hawken, Penelope A R ^a   Linden, Matthew D ^a   Martin, Graeme B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Ram; Sperm motility; Sperm number

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84921956982     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

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