title: Strategies for Processing Semen from Subfertile Stallions for Cooled Transport.
abstract: Subfertility can be a confusing term because some semen of good quality can have reduced fertility following cooled transport if the semen is processed in an improper manner. General procedures aimed at processing stallion semen for cooled transport are well described. An array of factors could exist in reduced fertility of cool-transported semen. This article focuses on centrifugation techniques that can be used to maximize sperm quality of stallions whose semen is intended for cooled transport. Clinical cases are also provided for practical application of techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 500 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, TX 77843-4475, USA. Electronic address: dvarner@cvm.tamu.edu.
authors.forename: Dickson D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Varner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D007248:Infertility, Male; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Centrifugation; Equine; Processing; Semen; Stallion