Viral free semen and methods of producing the same

摘要

The elimination or reduction of viral contamination of semen used for artificial insemination by incorporating with the semen a diluent or extender containing antibodies for the particular virus or viruses. These extenders containing the antibodies can be serum, milk, egg yolk, culture supernatant or ascites fluid with bovine monoclonal antibodies or gamma globulin fractions of each of the above.