Sustainable Alternatives to the Reduction of Plastic Straws Used with Chilled Equine Semen
Noelia González, Aroa Peñalosa, Ignacio de Blas, Lydia Gil, Anna Dziekońska, Agnieszka Partyka, Magdalena Koziorowska-Gilun · 2024
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Description
Noelia González and six colleagues published an animal study in two thousand twenty-four on greener containers for chilled horse semen. Horse breeding uses many plastic straws and syringes that end as waste. The team tested biodegradable materials as replacements for storing cooled semen.
Seven materials were tried, from bamboo and avocado to paper and wheat. Only bamboo and avocado met the storage demands. Semen kept in them was checked after one and four days of cooling. Avocado straws beat the plastic control on overall and progressive movement. Movement patterns in both stayed in normal ranges. No bacteria grew in either straw type. The authors confirm avocado straws as a workable, kinder option.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Noelia González, Aroa Peñalosa, Ignacio de Blas, Lydia Gil, Anna Dziekońska, Agnieszka Partyka, Magdalena Koziorowska-Gilun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |