The fish farming industry has been more focused on the quality of eggs or larvae rather than
that of sperm, even though the quality of both gametes may affect fertilisation success and …

Advancing the production efficiency and profitability of aquaculture is dependent upon the
ability to utilize a diverse array of genetic resources. The ultimate goals of aquaculture …

The aim of this review was to highlight the extent to which the genetic technologies are
implemented by the aquaculture industry. The review shows that some of the modern …

Advances in research on cryopreservation of gametes and embryos of aquatic organisms
are modest compared with work done in terrestrial animals and plants. While sperm has …

The quality of fish gametes, both male and female, are determined by several factors (age,
management, feeding, chemical and physical factors, water quality, etc.) that have an impact …

Current rates of biodiversity loss pose an unprecedented challenge to the conservation
community, particularly with amphibians and freshwater fish as the most threatened …

Background Researchers and industrialists have grown interested in cryogenic technologies
over the years. Cryogenic heat transfer has enabled new applications due to material …

The scientific underpinnings of cryobiology can be traced back to the 1950s after the
discovery of the cryoprotective qualities of glycerol for fowl sperm (Polge, Smith and Parkes …

Aquarium fishes are becoming increasingly important because of their value in biomedical
research and the ornamental fish trade, and because many have become threatened or …

The aim of the present study was to compare the efficiency of vitrification and slow freezing
techniques for the cryopreservation of zebrafish ovarian tissue containing immature follicles …