Evaluation of glycerol removal techniques, cryoprotectants, and insemination methods for cryopreserving rooster sperm with implications of regeneration of breed or line or both

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2184-2191

  Purdy, P H ^a   Song, Y ^b   Silversides, F G ^b   Blackburn, H D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

^b AGASSIZ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cryopreservation; Deglycerolization; Rooster; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70349748305     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00402     Document Type: Article

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