Effects of Fluid Secreted from the Uterus on Duration of Fertile Egg Production in Hens, and Survivability and Penetrability of Fowl Sperm in vitro

In this study, whether the secretion of the uterine fluid (UF) exerts a role in the prolongation of functional life-span of the sperm in the hen oviduct was evaluated. The sperm were subjected to upper vaginal artificial insemination (AI) in the vicinity of the utero-vaginal junction (UVJ) under co...

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Main Authors: Muslah U. Ahammad, Tomoko Miyazato, Chiaki Nishino, Hideki Tatemoto, Nobuhiko Okura, Shin Okamoto, Yasuhiro Kawamoto, Tadashi Nakada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2013-01-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/50/1/50_0120045/_pdf/-char/en