CRYODIL:
Scientists at the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have developed a ready-to-use, egg yolk-free solution – CRYODIL.
- CRYODIL is an egg yolk-free, ready to use semen extender for buffaloes.
- It is developed by the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- It has a higher shelf-life (≥18 months), developed for cryopreservation of buffalo semen for the first time in India.
- The post-thaw progressive motility of cryopreserved buffalo sperm in CRYODIL was significantly higher (P≤ 0.05) as compared to that in traditional egg-yolk-based semen extenders.
- Post-thaw sperm movement e how actively sperm can swim after being frozen and thawed, a key factor that determines whether insemination will lead to pregnancy and viability which are critical factors for successful fertilisation.
- CRYODIL is cheaper to produce than traditional egg yolk-based extenders.
