Frozen Semen Review Quiz
  1. Some advantages to using frozen semen are that it is easier to ship semen than horses, easy to have on hand when needed, can use after stallion's death.

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  1. Some disadvantages to using frozen semen are lower fertility, must be more precise with time of insemination and hard to freeze semen without special equipment.

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  1. Cryoprotectants help sperm survive freezing. Some common cryoprotectants are DMSO, egg yolk, milk and lactose.

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  1. Water molecules move from lower osmolality to higher osmolality.

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  1. Semen usually needs to be concentrated by centrifugation before loading into straws and freezing.

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  1. The insemination dose for frozen semen is 800 million sperm.

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