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Different containers are available to transport semen at 15șC are: bottles,
blisters and tubes, and in case of frozen semen, straws of 0.5
ml or maxi-straws of 5 ml are used.
The
containers used to transport the semen doses vary from polystyrene,
where the temperature of 15șC can be maintained with tubes of
glacial acetic acid, to portable fridgesż? with or without car connection. For the transport of frozen semen, liquid
nitrogen flask of different sizes are used.
In
the case of liquid semen, there are two possible situations:
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Semen recently extended for using it rigth after collection at the same
farm: we need a transport box in order to maintain the temperature
of the prepared doses (35ș-37șC).
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Semen extended for transporting at 15șC to other farms for its we
should use polystyrene boxes with tubes of
glacial acetic acid during summer or without them in winter. The use
of a transport box connected to the car guarantees a
correct temperature in every season of the year.
Every
semen dose must be correctly identified during transport.
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