Theriogenology
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 1129-1138 , June 2008

Assessment of motility of ejaculated, liquid-stored boar spermatozoa using computerized instruments

  • F. Tejerina

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ullsväg 14C, Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Veterinary Anatomy, Section of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leon, CP 24071 Leon, Spain
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  • K. Buranaamnuay

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ullsväg 14C, Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, 10330 Bangkok, Thailand
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  • F. Saravia

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ullsväg 14C, Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • M. Wallgren

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ullsväg 14C, Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • H. Rodriguez-Martinez

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ullsväg 14C, Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ullsväg 14C, Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel.: +46 1867 2172; fax: +46 1867 3545.

Received 14 September 2007 ,Revised 19 November 2007 ,Accepted 12 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.027

Theriogenology
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 1129-1138 , June 2008

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