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Mass Sperm Motility Is Correlated to Sperm Motility as Measured by Computer-Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) Technology in Farmed Ostriches Pfunzo T. Muvhali, Maud Bonato, Irek A. Malecki, Schalk W. P. Cloete Department of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa; Directorate Animal Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture Elsenburg, Private [...]

Assessment of Sperm Viability and Computer-Assisted Motility Analysis in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus): Effect of Several In Vitro Processing Conditions Manuela Madeddu, Stefano Marelli, Ahmad Abdel Sayed, Fabio Mosca, Silvia Cerolini and Luisa Zaniboni Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy Abstract: In order to preserve endangered [...]

Seasonal changes in reproductive anatomy and gonadal hormone concentrations of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) Patrick Siyambulela Mafunda, Liana Maree, Andre Ganswindt, Antoinette Kotze, Gerhard van der Horst Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 7535, South Africa; National Zoological Garden, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; Mammal Research Institute, [...]

Effect of N-Methylacetamide Concentration and Thawing Rate on Chicken Sperm Quality after Cryopreservation Fabio Mosca, Luisa Zaniboni, Ahmad Abdel Sayed, Nicolaia Iaffaldano, Dominga Soglia, Achille Schiavone and Silvia Cerolini Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy; Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, University of Molise, via De Sanctis, 86100 [...]

Optimization of Sperm Cryopreservation Protocol for Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Beatriz Cardoso, Irene Sánchez-Ajofrín, Cristina Castaño, Olga García-Álvarez, Milagros Cristina Esteso, Alejandro Maroto-Morales, María Iniesta-Cuerda, José Julián Garde, Julián Santiago-Moreno and Ana Josefa Soler SaBio IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), ETSIAM, 02071 Albacete, Spain; Department of Animal Reproduction, INIA, 28040 Madrid, Spain Abstract: Sperm cryopreservation is a complex [...]

Effect of semen extenders on viability of ISA Brown and Hubbard Flex roosters' sperm stored for 24 h Ewa Łukaszewicz, Anna Jerysz and Artur Kowalczyk Division of Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland Abstract: Artificial insemination is used in almost 95% of turkey reproductive flocks and is [...]

Finding an Effective Freezing Protocol for Turkey Semen: Benefits of Ficoll as Non-Permeant Cryoprotectant and 1:4 as Dilution Rate Michele Di Iorio, Giusy Rusco, Roberta Iampietro, Maria Antonietta Colonna, Luisa Zaniboni, Silvia Cerolini and Nicolaia Iaffaldano 1,* Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso CB, Italy; Department of Agricultural and [...]