In contrast to the livestock industry, sperm cryopreservation has not yet been successfully established in the poultry industry. This is because poultry sperm cells have a unique shape and membrane fluidity, differing from those of livestock sperm. The objective of this review is to discuss the cellular and molecular characteristics of rooster spermatozoa as a cause for their generally low freezability. Furthermore, here, we discuss novel developments in the field of semen extenders, cryoprotectants, and freezing processes, all with the purpose of increasing the potential of rooster sperm cryopreservation. Currently, it is very important to improve cryopreservation of rooster sperm on a global scale for the protection of gene resources due to the incidence of epidemics such as avian influenza.

Department of Animal Sciences Faculty of Agrobiology Food and Natural Resources Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 165 00 Praha Suchdol Czech Republic

Department of Biology of Reproduction Institute of Animal Science 104 00 Praha Uhříněves Czech Republic

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