Preservation of Honey Bee Semen
Abstract
Fertilized eggs have been obtained from queen honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) inseminated with sperm that had been stored in vitro at above-freezing temperatures for up to 68 days. The effects of various experimental storage treatments on semen are described. Semen shipped by ordinary mail has been successfully used for artificial insemination.
- Publication:
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Science
- Pub Date:
- June 1960
- DOI:
- 10.1126/science.131.3415.1734
- Bibcode:
- 1960Sci...131.1734T