African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of cooling on sperm motility before and after frozen-thawed stallion semen

R. A. Ledezma-Torres*,
  • R. A. Ledezma-Torres*,
  • Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, México.
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L. Sandoval
  • L. Sandoval
  • Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, México.
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P. Valladares
  • P. Valladares
  • Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, México.
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M. Mellado
  • M. Mellado
  • Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, México.
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F. J. Picón
  • F. J. Picón
  • Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, México.
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R. Ramírez
  • R. Ramírez
  • Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, México.
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F. Sánchez
  • F. Sánchez
  • Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Agronomía, México.
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  •  Accepted: 26 February 2014
  •  Published: 19 March 2014

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