Revolutionary sperm idea
Published: March 17, 2009
Summary
Embedding sperm cells in a gel for artificial insemination increases the fertilisation period for cattle and pigs and give more babies.
There are currently two methods for artificial insemination: bull semen can be frozen to a temperature of -172 °C and may be stored indefinitely. However, pig semen must be diluted and stored liquid, and the storage capacity is only a few days. The win...
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Veterinary Research Institute of Thessaloniki
19 de marzo de 2009
Due to the quality reduction of frozen-thawed boar semen its a very intresting trial. We are looking forward to the results of field trials.
Are there any publications?
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