Avian artificial insemination and semen preservation
By: G.F. Gee
Edited by: Arthur C. Risser and Frank S. Todd
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Abstract
Summary: Artificial insemination is a practical propagation tool that has been successful with a variety of birds. Cooperative, massage, and electroejaculation and modifications of these three basic methods of semen collection are described for a variety of birds. Semen color and consistency and sperm number, moti!ity, and morphology, as discussed, are useful indicators of semen quality, but the most reliable test of semen quality is the production of fertile eggs. Successful cryogenic preservation of avian semen with DMSO or glycerol as the cryoprotectant has been possible. Although the methods for preservation require special equipment, use of frozen semen requires only simple insemination supplies
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Gee, G., 1983, Avian artificial insemination and semen preservation, chap. of Proceedings of the 1983 Jean Delacour/IFCB Symposium on Breeding Birds in Captivity, p. 375-398.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Avian artificial insemination and semen preservation |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Foundation for the Conservation of Birds |
| Publisher location | North Hollywood, California |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | xiii, 622 (loose leaf) |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the 1983 Jean Delacour/IFCB Symposium on Breeding Birds in Captivity |
| First page | 375 |
| Last page | 398 |