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Breeding and Genetics Symposium: a systems biology definition for chicken semen quality.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2013
Froman D P, Rhoads D D
Abstract excerpt
Rooster semen is an effluent from paired reproductive tracts. Each tract includes a testis, epididymis, and deferent duct. Upon ejaculation, efficacy of sperm propulsion varies among roosters. This phenotype is sperm mobility, that is, the movement of sperm against resistance at body temperature. The present work 1) compares reproductive tract throughput between lines of chickens selected for low and high sperm...
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