Sperm cryopreservation in brown bear (Ursus arctos): Preliminary aspects

• Published in: Reproduction in Domestic Animals
• Main Authors: Anel, Luis, Álvarez, Mercedes, Martínez-Pastor, Felipe, Gomes-Alves, Susana, Nicolás, M., Mata, Manuel, Martínez, A. F., Borragán, Santiago, Anel, Enrique, Paz, Paulino de
• Other Authors: Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España), Universidad de León, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Cierva; Martínez; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/283896; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01248.x; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100007273; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837

The development of sperm cryopreservation procedures in brown bear is the basis for establishing a specific genetic resource bank aimed at the preservation of a Cantabric brown bear population, which is seriously threatened. Several issues complicate the development of these cryopreservation procedu...