Improvement of chilled seabass sperm conservation using a cell culture medium

• Published in: Journal of applied ichthyology Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 961 - 966
• Main Authors: Fauvel, C., Boryshpolets, S., Cosson, J., Wilson Leedy, J. G., Labbé, C., Haffray, P., Suquet, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2012; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Dicentrarchus labrax; Life Sciences; Marine

Summary The sperm of seabass is very fragile and it quickly loses its ability to fertilize after collection either if kept undiluted or in classic saline media. In order to avoid cryopreservation when only short conservation is required, the process of sperm management including sperm collection, sp...