International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 288

Full Length Research Paper

Post-thawed and fresh spermatozoa motion characteristics of Sahiwal bulls under computer-assisted semen analyser (CASA)

Galmessa Ulfina
  • Galmessa Ulfina
  • Ambo University, Ethiopia
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Mohanty T. K.
  • Mohanty T. K.
  • National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India.
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Raina V. S.
  • Raina V. S.
  • National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India.
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Gupta A. K.
  • Gupta A. K.
  • National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India.
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Prasad Shiv
  • Prasad Shiv
  • National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India.
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  •  Accepted: 13 January 2014
  •  Published: 10 April 2014

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