Goat semen conservation under chilling or freezing

Authors

  • Francisco Silvestre Brilhante Bezerra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21708/avb.2010.4.0.1842

Abstract

Goat semen conservation under chilling or freezing is based on a reduction in sperm metabolism, promoting the ejaculate preservation for long time and permiting its use even when it is not the seasonal breeding. However, to perform this important biotechnique is necessary to know various aspects, such as the better extender and cryoprotectant to be used, the better chilling, freezing and thawing rates, wich interactions exist with the substances present in the seminal plasma and the extenders and yet the origin of main injuries caused by cold, in order to reduce the sperm loss after thawing. Thus, this review has the objective to present the most common principles and protocols to goat semen conservation by cold, either by chilling or by freezing. Keywords: Chilling, cryopreservation, goat, semen processing.

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Published

2010-07-27

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