EFFECTS OF TREHALOSE CONCENTRATION AND PACKAGE ON RAM SPERMATOZOA VITRIFICATION

PELUFO VALERIA; MALCOTTI VALERIA; OUSSET MARIA JULIA; MORELL MALENA; AISEN EDUARDO

Congreso; 19th International Congress on Animal Reproduction; 2022

Sperm vitrification is based on the rapid cooling of cells bydirect immersion in liquid nitrogen, reducing the big ice crystalsformation. This is a simple and low cost technique, and presentsgreat possibilities of its implementation in field conditions. However,studies carried out with ram semen have not yet achieved the goodresults obtained in other species, included human.