About the Authors

José M. Ortiz-Rodriguez

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Carolina Balao da Silva

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Portalagre Polytechnic Institute, Superior Agriculture School of Elvas, Elvas, Portugal

Javier Masot

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Eloy Redondo

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Antonio Gazquez

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

José A. Tapia

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Cruz Gil

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Cristina Ortega-Ferrusola

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Fernando J. Peña

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

fjuanpvega@unex.es

Affiliation Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.