Osmotic Tolerance and Freezability of Beetal Goat Sperm during Breeding and Non-Breeding Seasons

Subject Areas : Camel

M. Akhtar ¹ (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Virtual University, Lahore, Pakistan)
E. Ahmad ² (Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan)
Z. Naseer ³ (Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
M.S. Akhtar ⁴ (Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan)
T. Ahmad ⁵ (Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan)
T. Hussain ⁶ (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Virtual University, Lahore, Pakistan)
M.T. Khan ⁷ (Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan)

Received: 2022-12-10 Accepted : 2023-04-01 Published : 2023-06-01

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