A case study on cryopreservation of African sheep semen for the Red Maasai, Dorper breeds and their crosses
dc.contributor.author | Yamashiro, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Wando, JR | |
dc.contributor.author | Okoth, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Sugimura, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Moisyadi, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Sato, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Mwai, AO | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-03T10:46:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-07-03T10:46:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Yamashiro, H., Wando, J. R., Okoth, E., Sugimura, S., Moisyadi, S., Sato, E., ... & Mwai, A. O. (2011). A case study on cryopreservation of African sheep semen for the Red Maasai, Dorper breeds and their crosses. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 6(4), 844-848. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/44614 | |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this study was to examine the effect of different concentrations of trehalose and raffinose in Tris-citric acid-glucose (TCG) egg yolk extender for the sperm freezability of Red Maasai sheep, another African breed- the Dorper and their crosses. The results showed that Red Maasai, Dorper and their crosses sperm could be cryopreserved by extending with 0.075 to 0.01 M trehalose or raffinose-TCG egg yolk extender. We conclude that the cryopreservation of currently under threat Red Maasai sheep due to uncontrolled exotic breeds sperm makes it possible to establish a gene bank for the storage of animal genetic resources for endangered species, under the management of the International Livestock Research Institute for future genetic options in an uncertain world | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
dc.subject | Red Maasai sheep sperm | en |
dc.subject | freezability | en |
dc.subject | raffinose | en |
dc.subject | trehalose | en |
dc.title | A case study on cryopreservation of African sheep semen for the Red Maasai, Dorper breeds and their crosses | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Animal Production | en |
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