With the aim of protecting pig seminal material which may be used for artificial insemination from degradation, herein described are microcapsules containing: a) a liquid nucleus containing a suspension of pig seminal material and a biodegradable and/or biocompatible polymer; b) a film consisting of an alginate of a bivalent or trivalent metal, possibly cross-linked. These microcapsules containing the spermatozoa make it possible to obtain a prolonged and controlled release of seminal material and in addition a protection of the material from degradation, thus enabling a simplification in the procedures of artificial insemination and an increase in pig fertility
Microcapsules containing seminal material for artificial insemination in pigs
CONTE, UBALDO;TORRE, MARIA LUISA;MAGGI, LAURETTA;
1999-01-01
Abstract
With the aim of protecting pig seminal material which may be used for artificial insemination from degradation, herein described are microcapsules containing: a) a liquid nucleus containing a suspension of pig seminal material and a biodegradable and/or biocompatible polymer; b) a film consisting of an alginate of a bivalent or trivalent metal, possibly cross-linked. These microcapsules containing the spermatozoa make it possible to obtain a prolonged and controlled release of seminal material and in addition a protection of the material from degradation, thus enabling a simplification in the procedures of artificial insemination and an increase in pig fertilityI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
