Cryopreservation of shellfish sperm, eggs and embryos
J.F. SMITH, P.A. PUGH, H.R.TERVIT, R.D. ROBERTS, A.R. JANKE,
H.F. KASPAR AND S.L. ADAMS
AgResearch Ltd, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 2001. 61:
31-34
Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos plays a key role in the
advanced areas of animal production. It will also play a central role in
future aquaculture. The techniques to cryopreserve gametes are well
understood in domestic animals such as sheep and cattle. In contrast,
research on shellfish cryopreservation is scarce. A major limitation of
previous shellfish work is that fertilisation or short-term survival has
been taken as the measure of success, which has not been validated in
terms of successful development and growth of larvae. This manuscript
briefly describes the approach to the problem by this research team and
highlights some of the similarities and differences between the
procedures used with shellfish and domestic animal gametes.
Keywords: NZSAPAB;
shellfish; cryopreservation; sperm; eggs; embryos; diluents;
fertility
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