Successful artificial insemination in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) using chilled and frozen-thawed semen

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Nikorn Thongtip, Sittidet Mahasawangkul, Chatchote Thitaram, Pornsawan Pongsopavijitr, Kornchai Kornkaewrat, Anuchai Pinyopummin, Taweepoke Angkawanish, Saran Jansittiwate, Ronnachit Rungsri, Khajornpat Boonprasert, Warut Wongkalasin, Pongpon Homkong, Suthathip Dejchaisri, Worawit Wajjwalku, Kulnasan Saikhun
• التنسيق: دورية
• منشور في: 2018
• الموضوعات: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=68349130129&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48863

Background: Artificial insemination (AI) using frozen-thawed semen is well established and routinely used for breeding in various mammalian species. However, there is no report of the birth of elephant calves following AI with frozen-thawed semen. The objective of the present study was to investigat...