Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
APIMONDIA, İstanbul, Türkiye, 24 - 28 Ağustos 2022, ss.63
Honey bee genetic diversity is under threat due to high colony losses
and preference for and movement of a few select subspecies. Cryopreservation of
honey bee semen could be a valuable method for long-term storage of gametes and
contribute to the conservation of honey bee genetic diversity. Cryopreservation
process consist of several stages including mixing semen with extenders and
cryoprotectants then gradual freezing before long-term liquid nitrogen storage.
The method has been successfully used for long-term storage of gametes from
many important domesticated animal species. While comparatively few studies
have been published on honey bee cryoconservation; there has been a flourish of
successful methodologies published recently. However, the success rates of
recovering fertilized offspring from cryopreserved honey bee semen remains low.
Nevertheless, cryopreservation technique provides a precious way to preserve the
honey bee diversity; and fortunately, there remains a great variety of
potential solutions in the pursuit of increasing fertility of frozen/thawed
honey bee semen.