The present study was aimed to examine the association of bovine follicular stimulating hormone gene polymorphism with sperm quality traits including sperm volume (SV), sperm concentration (SPCO), total sperm (TS), fresh sperm motility (FSM), total fresh motile sperm (TFMS), post thaw sperm motility (PTSM), total post thaw motile sperm (TPTMS), number of produced payout (NPP), number of fresh m...

Adding antioxidants to semen extenders could reduce post-thaw sperm damages. Glutathione is an important intracellular antioxidant that has free radicals scavenging properties and multiple effects on DNA and protein synthesis. In the present study, effects different levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) containing 0 (control), 1.0, 2.5, or 5.0 mM in a nanomicelle-based extender on post-thaw quali...

The relative drying rate of samples (RDR), which is the ratio of the drying rate of pretreated samples to that of untreated ones, might be used as a tool to investigate the damage to cells of agroproducts induced by high-pressure treatment. Damage to cells induced by high pressure was estimated by comparing the RDR after high-pressure pretreatment with the RDR after chloroform-vapor, heat, and ...

Recently, numerous studies of aggregate response to freezing have been reported. Aggregate stability has usually been inversely proportional to soil water content at the time of freezing (Bullock et al., 1988; Benoit, 1973; Bryan, 1971; Logsdail and Webber, 1959). Aggregates from poorly aggregated soils, however, are more stable when frozen at intermediate water contents (Mostaghimi et al., 198...

As an important type of soil erosion, freeze-thaw erosion occurs primarily at high latitude and altitude. The overview on the effect was provided. Soil affected by processes, as thawing water reinforce each other. Remote sensing provided unprecedented approach for characterizing timing, magnitude, patterns large-scale changes. Furthermore, essence freeze thaw moisture in pores soil. Freeze-thaw...

Kavak, A. 2004. Evaluation of sperm production, testicular measurements and post-thaw sperm quality in Tori and Estonian breed stallions. Licentiate dissertation.

This paper explains the procedure and results of an experiment on the relationship between the unconfined compressive strength and percent weight loss due to freeze and thaw durability test of laboratory compacted soil-cement specimens. The tests were carried out on soil cement mixtures of 10 different soil types. It was shown that the percent weight loss due to freeze and thaw durability test ...