Ram

Sperm characteristics and in vitro fertilization ability of thawed spermatozoa from Black Manchega ram: electroejaculation and postmortem collection García-Alvarez, O., Maroto-Morales, A., Martínez-Pastor, F., Garde, J. J., Ramón, M., Fernández-Santos, M. R., Esteso, M. C., Pérez-Guzmán, M. D., Soler, A. J. Regional Center of Animal Selection and Reproduction (CERSYRA) JCCM, Valdepeñas, Spain The aim of [...]

Use of chromatin stability assay, mitochondrial stain JC-1, and fluorometric assessment of plasma membrane to evaluate frozen-thawed ram semen Martinez-Pastor F, Johannisson A, Gil J, Kaabi M, Anel L, Paz P, Rodriguez-Martinez H. Department of Anatomy and Histology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7039, Uppsala SE-750-07, Sweden Cryopreservation of semen imposes deleterious effects [...]

Field and in vitro assay of three methods for freezing ram semen Anel L, de Paz P, Alvarez M, Chamorro CA, Boixo JC, Manso A, Gonzalez M, Kaabi M, Anel E Animal Reproduction and Obstetrics, Leon University, Leon 24071, Spain Glycerol has been the most widely used cryopreservation agent for spermatozoa and a wide range [...]

Effect of epididymis handling conditions on the quality of ram spermatozoa recovered post-mortem Kaabi M, Paz P, Alvarez M, Anel E, Boixo JC, Rouissi H, Herraez P, Anel L Animal Reproduction and Obstetrics, University of Leon, 24071 Leon, Spain Post-mortem spermatozoa recovery is an important technique for obtaining germplasm reserves from genetically valuable animals or [...]

Liquids storage (5 degrees C) of ram semen in different diluents Lopez-Saez A, Ortiz N, Gallego L, Garde JJ Dpto. Ciencia y Teconologia Agroforestal, ETSIA, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, Albacete, Spain This study examined the effects of three diluents--skim milk (M), TesT (TE) and Tris-trehalose (TR)--on quality of ram semen stored at 5 [...]