Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 383-391

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584040383

The effect of the freezing curve type on bull spermatozoa motility after thawing

Martina Doležalová, Luděk Stádník, Zuzana Biniová, Jaromír Ducháček, Jan Beran

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Animal Husbandry, Czech Republic

Received February 24, 2015
Accepted June 24, 2015

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