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IT may be of interest that experiments on the preservation ‘in vitro’ of mammalian spermatozoa show some prospect of successful application to the transport of semen to a distance; a problem of considerable importance in animal husbandry. Spermatozoa from a rabbit were sent by post from Cambridge to the Animal Breeding Research Department, University of Edinburgh. From 5 does inseminated, 46-49 hours after despatch, 3 produced litters of 8, 11, and 2 respectively. One doe died without diagnosis of pregnancy and one proved infertile.
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WALTON, A. Preservation of Mammalian Spermatozoa. Nature 118, 265 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118265e0
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