EffECT Of DIffERENT sEmEN ExTENDERs aND aDDITIvEs TO INsEmINa TION DOsEs ON EwEs pREgNaNCy Ra TE
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of our study was to compare effects of two additives (glutathione or caffeine) to semen extenders (EquiPro or egg yolkbased diluent) on pregnancy rate of the cervically inseminated ewes. Semen was collected by an artificial vagina from 3 mature Lacaune and 1 Suffolck rams, pooled to eliminate individual differences and divided into five equal aliquots. The aliquots were diluted by either EquiPro or egg yolk-based extenders at 1:3 and supplemented with either glutathione or caffeine. The semen dose diluted in an egg yolk-based extender but without additives was served as a control. The pregnancy rate was significantly different (P
Source: Slovak Journal of Animal Science
Authors: E. Kubovičová, D. Apolen, J. Pivko
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2337587532