Acta Vet. Brno 2024, 93: 59-64

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202493010059

Sperm storage of wild cervid species: comparison of available cryoprotectants

Vladimír Piaček1, Jan Zukal2, Veronika Seidlová1, František Vitula1, Šárka Bednaříková1, Heliana Dundarova3, Barbora Havelková1, Monika Němcová1, Kateřina Zukalová1, Jiří Pikula1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, Brno, Czech Republic
2Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Brno, Czech Republic
3Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, Bulgaria

Received April 26, 2023
Accepted February 19, 2024

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