Collection of semen by manual stimulation and ejaculate characteristics of the black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.20169.abs Semen collection and preservation is the first step toward the development of an artificial insemination program in endangered Pteropus spp. Semen was collected by manual stimulation from a single “human-habituated” P. alecto. Manual stimulation resulted in the successful collection of motile spermatozoa on 17 of 34 attempts. The semen had a pH of […]