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Cryopreservation of Fish Spermatozoa

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Genetic Conservation of Salmonid Fishes

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 248))

Abstract

Experimental methods for cryopreserving fish spermatozoa, that is, freezing to the temperature of liquid nitrogen for indefinite storage, have appeared in the scientific literature for over twenty years. The reasons for doing so are more or less transplanted from cattle farming. Cryopreservation is not only a useful management tool, it also permits conservation of endangered or otherwise valuable germplasm. As the practice becomes widespread, opportunities exist for banking and distributing gametes. Genetic conservation as an end is most frequently cited for salmonids and tilapias (see for example Harvey, 1990 and Pullin, 1988); benefits to hatchery and broodstock management are similar for most cultured species of fishes, while banking for profit, which has been so successful in cattle, will remain stalled for any species until reliable large-scale methods appear.

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Harvey, B. (1993). Cryopreservation of Fish Spermatozoa. In: Cloud, J.G., Thorgaard, G.H. (eds) Genetic Conservation of Salmonid Fishes. NATO ASI Series, vol 248. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2866-1_12

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