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Improving the Rabbit Semen Cryopreservation Protocol: Comparison Between Two Extenders and Inseminating Doses

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|Aug 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2020-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 887 - 898
Submitted on: Oct 28, 2019
Accepted on: Feb 14, 2020
Published on: Aug 1, 2020
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2020 Michele Di Iorio, Giusy Rusco, Maria Antonietta Colonna, Michele Schiavitto, Maria Silvia D’Andrea, Silvia Cerolini, Nicolaia Iaffaldano, published by National Research Institute of Animal Production
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