Oxidative stress, generated by excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) or decreased
antioxidant defenses (and possibly both), is associated with male infertility. Oxidative stress …

Appreciable progress has been made in the development of assisted reproductive
technology (ART) for creating in vitro embryos in cats. Moreover, the extent of advancement …

Contents The aim of the present work was to compare the efficiency of methyl‐formamide
(MF), dimethyl‐formamide (DF) and glycerol (GL) as cryoprotectants in canine semen …

The present study examined the influences of physical and hormonal microenvironment on
in vitro growth and steroidogenesis of dog follicles. Follicles were enzymatically-isolated and …

Species are becoming extinct at a rate 100 times the natural background rates. Considering
all mammalian orders, 24% of all Carnivora species are threatened. The goal of carnivore …

This study re-evaluated a protocol for cryopreservation of canine semen. Semen from 4
beagle dogs was pooled, concentrated by centrifugation and adjusted to increasing sperm …

The reproductive cycle of the black‐footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) was characterized by
enzyme immunoassay (EIA) analysis of ovarian fecal steroids (estradiol, progestins) in 29 …

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is an endangered exotic canid with less than 5500
animals remaining in the wild. Despite numerous strategies to conserve this species …

Postmortem sperm recovery from the epididymides may constitute a powerful tool for the
conservation of valuable genetic material. The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a good model for …

The Open Pulled Straw (OPS) method of vitrification has been used successfully for
cryopreserving embryos of most domestic animal species. However, there is no report of a …