Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00157, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Benson, James (University of Saskatchewan), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Saskatchewan, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : L'Alliance Boviteq (known as SEMEX) provides genetic resources to cattle farmers through fresh and_x000D_
cryopreserved semen, and believes that the post-thaw recovery using present cryopreservation techniques plays_x000D_
a critical role in bull semen provider choice. Industry standard bull sperm cryopreservation protocols yield_x000D_
approximately 65% viable sperm, reducing efficiency compared to natural bred heiffers. Thus, in addition to_x000D_
within-market competition, there is a pressing market-based need for improved cryopreservation protocols to_x000D_
increase post-thaw recovery and its associated return on investment. Here we propose to explore optimal_x000D_
cryopreservation media by combining novel biophysical and biochemical tools with mathematical modeling to_x000D_
improve two major parts of a semen cryopreservation protocol with the long term goal of improved post thaw_x000D_
fertility of bull semen., program purpose french : L'Alliance Boviteq (known as SEMEX) provides genetic resources to cattle farmers through fresh and_x000D_
cryopreserved semen, and believes that the post-thaw recovery using present cryopreservation techniques plays_x000D_
a critical role in bull semen provider choice. Industry standard bull sperm cryopreservation protocols yield_x000D_
approximately 65% viable sperm, reducing efficiency compared to natural bred heiffers. Thus, in addition to_x000D_
within-market competition, there is a pressing market-based need for improved cryopreservation protocols to_x000D_
increase post-thaw recovery and its associated return on investment. Here we propose to explore optimal_x000D_
cryopreservation media by combining novel biophysical and biochemical tools with mathematical modeling to_x000D_
improve two major parts of a semen cryopreservation protocol with the long term goal of improved post thaw_x000D_
fertility of bull semen., agreement title english : Bull Semen Cryopreservation Optimization, agreement title french : Bull Semen Cryopreservation Optimization, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada