Could Air-Dried Semen Produce Equine Embryos?
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
May 8, 2016
Researchers determined that air-dried sperm can be kept for up to four weeks before being used to produce an embryo.
Researchers determined that air-dried sperm can be kept for up to four weeks before being used to produce an embryo.
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