Article
Semen cryopreservation for ex situ management of genetic diversity in chicken: creation of the French avian cryobank.
Poultry science - 1 Mar 2007
Blesbois E, Seigneurin F, Grasseau I, Limouzin C, Besnard J, Gourichon D, Coquerelle G, Rault P, Tixier-Boichard M
Abstract excerpt
The need for semen preservation in domestic birds is a result of the reduction in genetic variability of domestic bird livestock and of the increasing risk of line extinction for health and safety reasons. Cryopreservation of embryos and primordial germ cells (PGC) is not routinely feasible in birds. The project therefore involved semen frozen in optimal safety and traceable conditions. Whole blood samples were...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
