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. 2015 Jan 19;61(2):116–122. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2014-130

Table 1. Outcome of heterospermic insemination with freshly ejaculated sperm and GSH-treated frozen-thawed sperm in Labrador retrievers.

Bitch no. Days after LH surge
Profile of FT-TCI
Number of puppies
3 4 5 6 Total volume of semen
nseminated (ml) *
Post-thaw progressive
motility (%)
FT-TCI Fr-AI·NM
1 FT-TCI NM 1.5 30 0 7
FT-TCI
2 Fr-AI Fr-AI 3 45 0 7
FT-TCI FT-TCI
3 Fr-AI Fr-AI Fr-AI Fr-AI 4.8 22.5 4 6
FT-TCI FT-TCI
4 FT-TCI FT-TCI FT-TCI FT-TCI 6 50 1 0

FT-TCI: transcervical insemination with frozen-thawed semen. Fr-AI: artificial insemination with fresh ejaculate. NM: natural mating. * Concentrations of GSH-treated frozen-thawed sperm: 100 × 106 sperm/ml.