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Comparative Assessment of Motility and Concentration of Spermatozoa of Honey Bee Drones by Traditional Microscopy and CASA Methods

Gulov A., Kolchaeva I., Shestakova A., Brandorf A.

Volume 6, Issue 4, 2023

Gulov A.N., Kolchaeva I.N., Shestakova A.I., Brandorf A.Z. (2023). Comparative Assessment of Motility and Concentration of Spermatozoa of Honey Bee Drones. Agricultural and Livestock Technology, 6 (4). DOI: 10.15838/alt.2023.6.4.4 URL: http://azt-journal.ru/article/29771?_lang=en

DOI: 10.15838/alt.2023.6.4.4

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