Acta Vet. Brno 2025, 94: 297-306

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202594040297

Portable systems extend computer-assisted semen analysis to insemination centres and reproductive facilities in the field – a review

Kenneth Matamoros1, Francisco Sevilla1,2, Ignacio Araya-Zúñiga1,3, Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño4, Ruth Ccalta5, Alejandro Saborío-Montero6, Anthony Valverde1

1Costa Rica Institute of Technology, School of Agronomy, Research and Development Centre for Sustainable Agriculture in the Humid Tropics, Animal Reproduction Laboratory, San Carlos Campus, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2Doctorado en Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo (DOCINADE), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Alajuela, Costa Rica
3Maestría en Ciencia y Tecnología para la Sostenibilidad, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Alajuela, Costa Rica
4Cooperative University of Colombia, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Villavicencio, Colombia
5National Institute of Agrarian Innovation, Andenes Cusco Experimental Station, Cusco, Perú
6University of Costa Rica, Faculty of Agri-Food Sciences, Zootechnics School and Alfredo Volio Mata Experimental Station, Cartago, Costa Rica

Received September 17, 2025
Accepted November 28, 2025

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