Pig breeding is mainly conducted through artificial insemination with liquid-stored semen. It
is, therefore, crucial to ensure that sperm quality is over the standard thresholds, as reduced …

Sperm cells of all taxa share a common goal to reach and fertilize an ovum, yet sperm are
one of the most diverse cell types in nature. While the structural diversity of these cells is well …

Understanding the organisational principles of sperm motility has both evolutionary and
applied impact. The emergence of computer aided systems in this field came with the …

Despite the increasing use of protoplasts in plant biotechnology research, shoot
regeneration from protoplasts remains challenging. In this study, we investigated the factors …

To improve artificial insemination protocols in ovine species it is crucial to optimize sperm
quality evaluation after preservation technologies. Emerging technologies based on novel …

Background Motility, morphology, membrane integrity and DNA fragmentation are sperm
characteristics routinely used to assess quality of boar spermatozoa. However, the …

Context While conventional semen analysis is a simple, time-saving, and economical means
to evaluate sperm quality, it leaves biochemical and metabolic characteristics of …

Spermatozoa are diverse in form and function and these differences impact on their
fertilizing capacity. Because of considerable inter-male and inter-species differences in …

For a more practically applicable analysis of different sperm characteristics, this study aimed
to develop a 5-color flow cytometry (FC) panel to concurrently analyze four sperm …

Sperm quality is usually evaluated prior to artificial insemination in farm animals. In addition
to conventional semen analysis, other biomarkers, such as mitochondrial activity, integrity …