Fort Collins R&D company receives certification of first product

FORT COLLINS — Agriculture research and development company Membrane Protective Technologies Inc. has received certification for its GameteGuard-FB product that can be used on bull sperm to extend its usefulness in cryopreservation.

The product, the Fort Collins company’s first, enhances the success of artificial insemination, resulting in improved conception rates in cattle, according to a press release from the company.

GameteGuard is a plant-extracted, antioxidant rich extender that protects sperm from the oxidative  stress of freezing and thawing. In field trials of nearly 2,000 head of cattle (beef and dairy), bull sperm  frozen GameteGuard extender has yielded a 20%…