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A comparison between industry standard method of semen analysis and the use of SpermVision for the evaluation of the measurable parameters of chilled stallion spermatozoa. Tracey Coop and Amy Mills. Introduction. Equine industry standard. Materials and Method. Ejaculates collected
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A comparison between industry standard method of semen analysis and the use of SpermVision for the evaluation of the measurable parameters of chilled stallion spermatozoa Tracey Coop and Amy Mills
Introduction • Equine industry standard
Materials and Method • Ejaculates collected • Chilled to 5oC • Manual assessment • Concentration • Motility • Repeated • SpermVision™ • As above over 8 fields/chamber • 3 chambers • ANOVA • Bonferronipost-hoc
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