Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2095773 | Theriogenology | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The relationship between the quality of cool-shipped stallion semen and fertility has not been adequately described. This study evaluated sperm quality of cool-shipped semen from 459 ejaculates (N = 130 stallions) that were used for insemination of 196 embryo donor mares (n = 496 estrous cycles). Embryo recovery rate (ERR; %) increased, as all sperm measures (e.g., motility, viability, DNA quality, morphology, concentration, and total number) increased. Threshold values are reported for each sperm quality measure (e.g., total sperm motility â¥Â 65%) that separate two ERR groups (e.g., average: â¼50% ERR; high: â¼65% ERR).
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Authors
C.C. Love, J.K. Noble, S.A. Standridge, C.T. Bearden, T.L. Blanchard, D.D. Varner, C.A. Cavinder,