Kutchy, Naseer A.
Velho, Ana
Menezes, Erika S. B.
Jacobsen, Marie
Thibaudeau, Giselle
Wills, Robert W.
Moura, Arlindo
Kaya, Abdullah
Perkins, Andy
Memili, Erdogan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, MSU
National Science Foundation (DBI1262901, EPS 0903787)
Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, MSU.
Brazilian Research Councils
Foundation for Research and Scientific Development of the State of Ceara, Brazil
Netaji Subhas-Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
Mississippi Agricultural Forestry and Experiment Station
Article History
Received: 29 April 2017
Accepted: 9 July 2017
First Online: 1 August 2017
Ethics approval
: This study did not involve any live animals. We did not perform any anesthesia, euthanasia, or any kind of animal sacrifice. The cryopreserved semen samples were obtained from Alta Genetics, Inc., Watertown, WI, USA. All samples were preserved by storing them in liquid nitrogen.
: Not applicable.
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