Sperm morphology in Estonian and Tori Breed Stallions

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

S Einarsson³  M Aidnik²  N Lundeheim¹  A Kavak³ 

[1]Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Landscape Planning and Horticulture, Uppsala, Sweden

[2]Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Estonian Agricultural University, Tartu, Estonia

[3]Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, CRU, Uppsala, Sweden

关键词: horse;    sperm morphology;    semen;   

Others  :  790159
DOI  :  10.1186/1751-0147-45-11

 received in 2003-06-26, accepted in 2003-10-14,  发布年份 2004

   

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