Sperm Quality during Storage Is Not Affected by the Presence of Antibiotics in EquiPlus Semen Extender but Is Improved by Single Layer Centrifugation

• Main Authors: Ziyad Al-Kass (Author), Joachim Spergser (Author), Christine Aurich (Author), Juliane Kuhl (Author), Kathrin Schmidt (Author), Anders Johannisson (Author), Jane M. Morrell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Contamination of semen with bacteria arises during semen collection and handling. This bacterial contamination is typically controlled by adding antibiotics to semen extenders but intensive usage of antibiotics can lead to the development of bacterial resistance and may be detrimental to sperm quali...