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<oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd">
  <dc:contributor>James Harris</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>G.F. Gee</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1991</dc:date>
  <dc:description>The method for the cryopreservation of crane semen at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is described in detail.  Cryopreservation is useful for the long-term storage of crane semen and for specialized  propagation needs.  A 50% fertility rate from most sandhill cranes, Grus canadensis, inseminated with frozen-thawed semen can be expected.  Additional research should improve the fertility rate and determine how applicable the technique is to other crane species.</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>International Crane Foundation </dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Cryopreservation of crane semen</dc:title>
  <dc:type>chapter</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>