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The comparative fertility of bovine semen of four ages diluted with skim-milk and skim-milk + glycerol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

L. K. O'Connor  and
G. F. Smith
L. K. O'Connor
Affiliation:
Milk Marketing Board, Thames Ditton, Surrey
G. F. Smith
Affiliation:
Milk Marketing Board, Thames Ditton, Surrey
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A split-sample experiment involving 14,319 first inseminations was carried out at sixteen artificial insemination centres to compare the fertility of semen diluted with skim-milk and skim-milk containing 10% glycerol when used on the first, second, third and fourth days after the day of collections.

The addition of glycerol to the heat-treated skimmilk diluent significantly reduced the decline in fertility with increasing age. However, there were indications that glycerolization also reduced initial fertility.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , December 1959 , pp. 354 - 357
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1959

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