Building on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive
Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date …

Our ability to screen the structural and functional integrity of the spermatozoon in vitro has
increased markedly over the past decades, but our capacity to estimate the fertility of a …

The main goal of this study was to investigate whether and at what level damage of paternal
DNA influences fertilization of oocytes and early embryonic development. We hypothesized …

Abstract Background Small RNAs present in bovine ejaculate can be linked to sperm
abnormalities and fertility disorders. At present, quality parameters routinely used in semen …

The objective was to evaluate the effect of Percoll volume, and duration and force of
centrifugation on sperm quality characteristics, embryo development, and sex ratio of in vitro …

Sperm quality in insemination doses is known to affect pregnancy rates following artificial
insemination (AI) in a number of animal species. Furthermore, biotechnologies such as in …

Modern biotechnologies are used extensively in the animal breeding industry today.
Therefore, it is essential that sperm handling procedures do not modulate the normal …

In the present study, we have examined the effect of density gradient preparations
BoviPure® and Percoll® on bull sperm separation and the in vitro fertilization (IVF) and …

Abstract Background The wisent (Bison bonasus) is a species that has undergone a
population bottleneck. Homozygosity is prevalent within the population and may have a …

Contents The main aim of this study was to compare the motility and functional integrity of
bull spermatozoa after single and double freezing and thawing. The viability and …