Publications by authors named "Ampika Thongpakdee"
Eld's deer, a conserved wildlife species of Thailand, is facing inbreeding depression, particularly in the captive Siamese Eld's deer (SED) subspecies. In this study, we constructed genomes of a male SED and a male Burmese Eld's deer (BED), and used genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms to evaluate the genetic purity and the inbreeding status of 35 SED and 49 BED with limited pedigree information. The results show that these subspecies diverged approximately 1.
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- - This study investigated how slow versus fast freezing affects testicular tissue and sperm from various wild animals collected post-mortem, specifically looking at seven species including felids, cervids, and bovids in captivity.
- - Results showed that slow freezing caused greater damage to sperm membrane and DNA integrity compared to fast freezing, although the difference wasn't statistically significant.
- - While fast freezing seemed to preserve sperm better, it might have negatively impacted the health of intra-tubular cells, indicating a trade-off in cryopreservation methods for wildlife gamete recovery.