An attempt to improve the fertility of stored fowl semen with certain additives in a basic diluent.
The following substances were added to a basic diluent for fowl semen either separately or in combination: caproic acid, formaldehyde, acetyl carnitine, adenine, inosine, sodium pyruvate, succinic acid, dithiothreitol, sodium citrate and zinc, chloride, bicarbonate and phosphate. No significant improvement in the fertility of semen stored at 5 degrees C for either 24 or 48 hrs was obtained over that produced with the basic diluent. Dithiothreitol and sodium citrate caused a marked lowering of fertility when present in the diluent.
D000818:Animals; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D004229:Dithiothreitol; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D004229:Dithiothreitol