New Flow Cytometric Methods for Evaluating Bull Semen
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Bull fertility and semen quality are of paramount importance to the cattle industry. Fluorescent biomarkers measured by flow cytometry can aid in the detection of sub-fertile bulls as they can identify abnormal spermatozoa that may not be properly identified as inferior with standard methods of subjective semen analysis. This paper introduces the basics of flow cytometry, discusses fluorescent biomarkers of sperm quality in current use, and summarizes results from sperm proteomic studies in the bull.
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