The effect of sodium pentobarbital on the preservation of fertilizing capacity of turkey spermatozoa.
The effect of sodium pentobarbital in modified glycine citrate extender on the preservation of fertilizing capacity of turkey spermatozoa was tested. Extended semen samples were stored for 6 or 24 hr at 4 C before insemination. Although there was an indication that the addition of 120 mg of sodium pentobarbital per 1 liter of extender was beneficial at 24 hr storage, the difference was not statistically significant.
D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D010424:Pentobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D012964:Sodium; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000378:metabolism*
D012964:Sodium; D010424:Pentobarbital