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Fish semen cryopreservation has important applications in the following fields: (1) in aquaculture, for synchronization of artificial reproduction, for efficient utilization of semen, and for maintaining the genetic variability of broodstocks; (2) in biodiversity, for gene banks of endangered species and of autochthon fish populations; and (3) in temporary unlimited supply with material for research as, for example, for toxicological tests or interspecific breeding.
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Lahnsteiner, F. (2004). Cryopreservation of Semen of the Salmonidae with Special Reference to Large-Scale Fertilization. In: Schatten, H. (eds) Germ Cell Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 253. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-744-0:001
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