Acta Vet. Brno 2020, 89: 291-300

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202089030291

Fresh semen characteristics in captive accipitrid and falconid birds of prey

Vladimír Piaček1, Jan Zukal2, Veronika Seidlová1, Tomáš Heger1, Monika Němcová1, Michal Přibyl1, František Vitula1, Jiří Pikula1

1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, Brno, Czech Republic
2Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Brno, Czech Republic

Received April 21, 2020
Accepted June 22, 2020

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