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Quality of Semen Stored in On-the-Farm Semen Tanks^{1 ,2,}

Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman 99164

ABSTRACT

We assessed the damage to frozen semen packaged in French straws stored for 2 yr in 60 on-the-farm semen tanks on 56 Washington dairy farms. Percentage of motilic spematozoa and percentage of spermatoza with intact acrosomes were not affected significantly by position of the semen on the rack (top or bottom goblet). The semen in 3 of the 60 tanks was lost to tank failure.

¹ Scientific paper No. 5293. College of Agriculture Research Center, Washington State University, Project 0237.

² Supported in part by Curtiss Breeding Service, Box Y-9, Elburn, IL 60119.