Sperm Biotechnology in Animals Reproduction—2nd Edition
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 449
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal reproduction; reproductive biotechnologies related to spermatozoa and embryos
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Interests: animals reproduction; artificial insemination; IVF; semen technology
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Interests: semen preservation; seminal plasma antioxidants; sperm proteins
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in sperm technology and artificial insemination with liquid-/cryo-preserved or sexed semen, depending on species, have been widely applied in practice and have facilitated, among other things, the distribution of genetically strong animals worldwide. However, there are many points related to sperm biotechnological techniques that require further investigation. The improvement of sperm survival during liquid- or cryo-preservation and sex-sorting processes or the increase in the recovery rate of good quality sperm during sperm selection techniques is a requirement that is always related to high fertility rates (either in vivo or in vitro). In this field, research has focused on the extender’s composition, the cryo-preservation protocols, and the discovery of agents or mechanisms that could improve sperm fertilizing capacity. Molecular techniques have already provided a new perspective in reproductive medicine that could further enhance our knowledge and yield novel insights into diagnosis by introducing new fertility markers. Modern diagnostic techniques for sperm quality and function evaluation could be applied for diagnosis in clinical practice or the prediction of animal fertility. New methods for sperm selection and handling in reproductive technologies could also increase the recovery rate of good quality sperm.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to publish original research articles or reviews on “Sperm biotechnology and its applications”.
We invite researchers to contribute their recent findings, mainly focusing on, but not limited to, the following scientific topics:
- Semen extenders;
- Sperm technology;
- Sperm sorting methods for assisted reproductive protocols;
- New fertility markers for diagnosis;
- Modern techniques for prediction of animal fertility;
- Artificial insemination in domestic animals.
Dr. Inmaculada Parrilla Riera
Dr. Athina Basioura
Dr. Junwei Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spermatozoa
- fertility
- sperm fertilizing capacity
- sperm sorting
- assisted reproduction technologies
- sperm biotechnological applications
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