Minimising microbial growth during liquid storage of stallion spermatozoa

摘要

A synthetic medium has been developed which allows stallion spermatozoa to be stored at room temperature (RT) for up to 7 days. However, prevention of microbial growth in this medium has been difficult. In the porcine industry, nanoparticle coated storage bags Bactibag have been developed to assist in the elimination of bacteria during storage for 5-7 days. The aim of these experiments was to identify whether BactibagsTM and EquiPure centrifugation could effectively prevent bacterial growth during the liquid storage of stallion spermatozoa at RT.