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Woelders H, de Wit AAC, Engel B, Hulsegge B, Grasseau I, Blesbois E, Bernal B, Santiago-Moreno J. Freezing chicken semen: Influence of base medium osmolality, cryoprotectants, cryoprotectant concentration, and cooling rate on post-thaw sperm survival. Cryobiology 2022; 108:67-77. [PMID: 35777425 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A classical chicken semen diluent (Lake's 7.1 diluent) was modified to have lowered osmolalities (ranging from 290-410 mOsm/kg). The modified medium with physiological osmolality of 325 mOsm/kg allowed cold storage of fresh semen for several days with very little loss of membrane integrity and motility, while high osmolalities inhibited motility. This modified medium was then used as base for freezing medium to test effects of the type and concentration of cryoprotective agent (CPA), and the cooling rate (CR). A number of CPAs (methylformamide, methylacetamide, dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylacetamide (DMA), diethylformamide, and propylene glycol) were first compared by freezing semen with 0.6 mol/l of the respective CPA at a cooling rate of 250°C/min. Post-thaw motility and membrane integrity were highest with DMA and DMF. Finally, in more detailed factorial experiments, semen from individual cocks or pooled semen was frozen using CRs of 4, 50, 250, and 440 °C/min and DMA concentrations ([DMA]) of 0.4, 0.6, 1.0, and 1.5 mol/l. Straws from each semen sample x treatment combination were divided for semen assessment at three different research groups for sperm motility, membrane integrity, kinked tails, and DNA fragmentation, using microscopy, computer assisted motility analysis, and flow cytometry. There were clear effects of both CR and [DMA] and their interaction. CRs 50 and 250°C/min gave best post-thaw sperm performance. Higher DMA concentrations gave better post-thaw membrane integrity, but concentrations above 1.0 mol/l can decrease sperm velocity or even inhibit sperm motility. Therefore [DMA] may best be 0.6-1.0 mol/l at a CR of 50-250°C/min.
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- H Woelders
- Wageningen University & Research, Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Wageningen University & Research, Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Biometris, Wageningen University, PO Box 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research, Animal Breeding and Genomics, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- INRAe 0085 UMR PRC INRAe -CNRS-University François Rabelais-Haras Nationaux, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- INRAe 0085 UMR PRC INRAe -CNRS-University François Rabelais-Haras Nationaux, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Animal board invited review: Germplasm technologies for use with poultry. Animal 2022; 16:100475. [PMID: 35220173 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Over the last century, several reproductive biotechnologies beyond the artificial incubation of eggs were developed to improve poultry breeding stocks and conserve their genetic diversity. These include artificial insemination (AI), semen storage, diploid primordial germ cell (PGC) methodologies, and gonad tissue storage and transplantation. Currently, AI is widely used for selection purposes in the poultry industry, in the breeding of turkeys and guinea fowl, and to solve fertility problems in duck interspecies crosses for the production of mule ducklings. The decline in some wild game species has also raised interest in reproductive technologies as a means of increasing the production of fertile eggs, and ultimately the number of birds that can be raised. AI requires viable sperm to be preserved in vitro for either short (fresh) or longer periods (chilling or freezing). Since spermatozoa are the most easily accessed sex cells, they are the cell type most commonly preserved by genetic resource banks. However, the cryopreservation of sperm only preserves half of the genome, and it cannot preserve the W chromosome. For avian species, the problem of preserving oocytes and zygotes may be solved via the cryopreservation and transplantation of PGCs and gonad tissue. The present review describes all these procedures and discusses how combining these different technologies allows poultry populations to be conserved and even rapidly reconstituted.
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Taskin A, Ergun F, Karadavut U, Ergun D. Effect of Different Extenders on Sperm Motility and Vitality in Goose Semen Cryopreservation. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2020-1429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- A Taskin
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran University, Turkey
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- Kirsehir Ahi Evran University, Turkey
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- Kirsehir Ahi Evran University, Turkey
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Végi B, Bíró E, Grózner D, Drobnyák Á, Kreizinger Z, Gyuranecz M, Barna J. Mycoplasma species in the male reproductive organs and the fresh and frozen semen of the Hungarian native goose. Avian Pathol 2021; 50:458-464. [PMID: 34519598 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2021.1978391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The objective of this study was to clarify whether the most common species of Mycoplasma can be detected in the reproductive organs and the cloaca, as well as in the semen of asymptomatic native Hungarian male geese. As it is necessary for the semen of that breed to be preserved pathogen-free in an in vitro gene-conservation programme, the presence of and sources of infection, as well as prevention of the survival of pathogens following semen cryopreservation, are key issues. Ten asymptomatic, 2-year-old ganders were tested. For the detection of mycoplasmas, samples were taken from both fresh and frozen/thawed semen, cloaca, phallus lymph, testes and vas deferens; that is five samples from each of the 10 ganders. The semen was statically frozen using dimethyl-formamide as a cryoprotectant and stored in liquid nitrogen at -196°C. Species-specific PCR systems targeting M. anserisalpingitidis, M. anseris and M. cloacale were used for screening and identification. Results of this study have shown, for the first time, that (1) among the three Mycoplasma species examined, all were detectable in the indigenous Hungarian ganders, with no clinical signs; (2) the pathogens could be detected in the cloaca, in both fresh and cryopreserved semen samples, but remained undetected within the inner reproductive organs; and (3) as pathogens were able to survive the freezing/storing/thawing procedures, the possibility of vertical transmission of the pathogens during artificial inseminations does exist, which causes problems in the in vitro gene-conservation programmes for this breed.
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- Barbara Végi
- National Centre of Biodiversity and Gene Conservation, Institute for Animal Gene Conservation, Tapioszele, Hungary
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- National Centre of Biodiversity and Gene Conservation, Institute for Animal Gene Conservation, Tapioszele, Hungary
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- Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Centre of Biodiversity and Gene Conservation, Institute for Animal Gene Conservation, Tapioszele, Hungary
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- Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary.,MolliScience kft. Biatorbágy, Hungary
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- Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary.,MolliScience kft. Biatorbágy, Hungary
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- National Centre of Biodiversity and Gene Conservation, Institute for Animal Gene Conservation, Tapioszele, Hungary
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Kaurova SA, Uteshev VK, Gapeyev AB, Shishova NV, Gakhova EN, Browne RK, Kramarova LI. Cryopreservation of spermatozoa obtained postmortem from the European common frog Rana temporaria. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 33:588-595. [PMID: 33966716 DOI: 10.1071/rd20336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Cryopreserved spermatozoa offers a reliable, efficient and cost-effective means to perpetuate the genetic variation of endangered amphibian species in concert with conservation breeding programs. Here we describe successful cryopreservation of testicular spermatozoa of the common frog Rana temporaria , preliminarily stored in the carcasses of decapitated animals at +4°C for 0, 1 and 4 days. The motility, membrane integrity and fertilisation capability of fresh testicular spermatozoa treated with cryoprotective medium supplemented with 15% dimethylformamide (DMF) or 15% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) were examined. DMSO had a significantly greater toxic effect on fresh frog spermatozoa than DMF. Low levels of DNA fragmentation were seen in spermatozoa stored in the testis for different times and then treated with DMF (mean (±s.e.m.) 8.2±0.7% and 18.2±1.8% after 0 and 4 days storage respectively). After 1 day of storage in frog carcasses, the quality of spermatozoa cryopreserved with DMF was not significantly different from that of control spermatozoa (0 days of storage). After 4 days of storage, the quality of frozen-thawed spermatozoa was significantly lower in the DMF-treated than control group: 35% of the spermatozoa cryopreserved with DMF retained motility, 25% maintained the ability to fertilise fresh oocytes and 80% of fertilised oocytes survived to hatch.
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- Svetlana A Kaurova
- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia; and Moscow Region State University, Mytishchi, Moscow Region, 141014, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia
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- Sustainability America, La Isla Road, Sarteneja, Corozal District, Belise
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia; and Corresponding author
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Łukaszewicz E, Jerysz A, Kowalczyk A. Effect of semen extenders on viability of ISA Brown and Hubbard Flex roosters' sperm stored for 24 h. Poult Sci 2020; 99:2766-2774. [PMID: 32359614 PMCID: PMC7597452 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Artificial insemination is used in almost 95% of turkey reproductive flocks and is becoming more important in chickens, particularly broiler breeders, as well as in assisted reproduction of wild birds kept in breeding centers. Diluted semen is recommended for artificial insemination. Pooled semen samples collected twice a week by dorso-abdominal massage from 2 chicken lines: laying-ISA Brown (ISA-B) and meat type-Hubbard Flex (H-F) were divided into 5 parts: neat semen and diluted in 1:2 ratio with 4 extenders: basic EK; EK + 1 μg/mL organic selenium and 8 μg/mL vitamin E; EK + 10 mg/mL of royal jelly; and EK + 0.25 g/mL of lyophilized bovine colostrum. Diluted semen samples were evaluated after 15 min and then 24 h storage at 4°C. Sperm concentration, motility, motility parameters (with Sperm Class Analyzer), and morphology were evaluated in the neat semen, whereas in diluted and stored samples, the last 3 traits were determined. In case of both lines, dilution did not affect (P > 0.05) the number of live normal cells (78.0-81.1% in ISA Brown and 73.8-68.7% in Hubbard Flex) in relation to neat semen; however, bovine colostrum addition increased (P < 0.05) the percentage of bulb head sperm (5.7 vs. 10.0% and 12.1 vs. 17.6%, for ISA and Hubbard, respectively) and decreased sperm motility (67.4 vs. 92.9% and 67.3 vs. 98.5% for ISA and Hubbard). The 24 h storage of neat semen and semen diluted with colostrum caused (P < 0.05) the unfavorable changes in all evaluated traits and both chicken lines, whereas semen dilution with remaining extenders decreased the percentage of live normal cells (by 18.8-23.4% ISA and by 20.9-25.5% Hubbard) but did not affect sperm motility (81.5-87.6% for ISA and 81.1-96.6% for Hubbard). Sperm motility and motility parameters depended both on the extender and chicken line.
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- Ewa Łukaszewicz
- Division of Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Division of Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Rakha BA, Ansari MS, Akhter S, Akhter A, Blesbois E, Santiago-Moreno J. Effect of dimethylformamide on sperm quality and fertilizing ability of Indian red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus murghi). Theriogenology 2020; 149:55-61. [PMID: 32244129 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The present study investigates the efficacy of dimehtlyformamide (DMF) as a permeable cryoprotectant and its effect on quality and fertility of Indian red jungle fowl sperm. Semen was collected from eight mature roosters, pooled, divided into five aliquots and diluted with red fowl extender having DMF (0%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10%). Diluted semen samples were cooled from 37 °C to 4 °C, 20% glycerol added to control (0% DMF), equilibrated for 10 min and filled in 0.5 mL French straws, kept over liquid nitrogen vapors for 10 min and plunged into liquid nitrogen. Sperm motility, plasma membrane functionality, viability and acrosome integrity were assessed at post dilution, cooling, equilibration and freeze-thawing stage of cryopreservation. Cryopreservation stages had negative effects (P < 0.05) on semen quality parameters. Percentages of sperm motility, plasma membrane functionality, viability and acrosome integrity were recorded highest in extender having 8% DMF at post-dilution, cooling, equilibration and freeze-thawing stage. Fertility results after artificial insemination were recorded higher (P < 0.05) with 8% DMF compared to 20% glycerol. Dimehtlyformamide (8%) in red fowl extender improves the post thaw semen quality and fertility in Indian red jungle fowl and can be used effectively to avoid the contraceptive effects of glycerol.
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- B A Rakha
- Department of Wildlife Management, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, College Road, Township, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Wildlife Management, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380, Nouzilly, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, INIA, Avda. Puerta de Hierro Km 5,9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Váradi É, Drobnyák Á, Végi B, Liptói K, Kiss C, Barna J. Cryopreservation of gander semen in cryovials - Comparative study. Acta Vet Hung 2019; 67:246-255. [PMID: 31238724 DOI: 10.1556/004.2019.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of the study was to find a practical and inexpensive method for freezing goose semen for use in routine inseminations under farm conditions. Two basic freezing protocols [(1) dynamic, programmable freezing and (2) static, nitrogen vapour method] were evaluated with varying concentrations of dimethylformamide (DMF) plus additional osmoprotectants such as betaine, trehalose, and sucrose, using cryovials as containers. Altogether eight different treatments were compared. sperm viability before freezing and after thawing was examined by in vitro tests and, in the case of the simplest effective method, also by in vivo fertility test. There were no significant differences in sperm survival either in the dynamic (48-50%) or in the static protocol (43-46%), except for the treatment where the lowest DMF concentration was used without any osmoprotectant in the dynamic protocol (42.6%). The addition of osmoprotectants did not improve thawed sperm viability in any case. Fertility with frozen/thawed sperm using the simplest method was 58.5%, while that obtained with fresh, diluted semen was 66.9%. The study proved that the simple freezing of gander semen in nitrogen vapour with 9% DMF in cryovials could produce acceptable fertility. The newly elaborated method can be successfully used for routine inseminations by small- and large-scale goose breeders.
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- Éva Váradi
- 1Research Group for Genetics and Reproductive Biology, Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation, Isaszegi u. 200, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- 1Research Group for Genetics and Reproductive Biology, Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation, Isaszegi u. 200, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- 1Research Group for Genetics and Reproductive Biology, Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation, Isaszegi u. 200, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- 1Research Group for Genetics and Reproductive Biology, Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation, Isaszegi u. 200, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- 2 Goose Breeding Ltd., Kisbér, Ete, Hungary
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- 1Research Group for Genetics and Reproductive Biology, Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation, Isaszegi u. 200, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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Pukazhenthi BS, Johnson A, Guthrie HD, Songsasen N, Padilla LR, Wolfe BA, Coutinho da Silva M, Alvarenga MA, Wildt DE. Improved sperm cryosurvival in diluents containing amides versus glycerol in the Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii). Cryobiology 2014; 68:205-14. [PMID: 24508651 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2014.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2013] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Two studies were conducted to understand sperm cryosensitivity in an endangered equid, the Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalski), while testing the cryoprotectant ability of formamides. The first assessed the toxicity of permeating cryoprotectants (glycerol, methylformamide [MF] and dimethylformamide [DMF]) to Przewalski's horse spermatozoa during liquid storage at 4°C. The second examined the comparative influence of three diluents (with or without formamides) on cryosurvival of sperm from the Przewalski's versus domestic horse. When Przewalski's horse spermatozoa were incubated at 4°C in INRA 96 with differing concentrations of glycerol, MF or DMF or a combination of these amides, cells tolerated all but the highest concentration (10% v/v) of MF alone or in combination with DMF, both of which decreased (P<0.05) motility traits. There was no effect of cryoprotectants on sperm acrosomal integrity. In the cryosurvival study, average sperm motility and proportion of cells with intact acrosomes in fresh ejaculates were similar (P>0.05) between the Przewalski's (67%, 84%, respectively) and domestic (66%, 76%) horse donors. Sperm from both species were diluted in lactose-EDTA-glycerol (EQ), Botu-Crio (BOTU; a proprietary product containing glycerol and MF) or SM (INRA 96 plus 2% [v/v] egg yolk and 2.5% [v/v] MF and DMF) and then frozen over liquid nitrogen vapor. After thawing, the highest values recovered for total and progressive sperm motility, acrosomal integrity and mitochondrial membrane potential were 42.4%, 21.8%, 88.7% and 25.4CN (CN=mean JC-1 fluorescence intensity/cell on a channel number scale), respectively, in the Przewalski's and 49.3%, 24.6%, 88.9% and 25.8CN, respectively, in the domestic horse. Although sperm progressive motility and acrosome integrity did not differ (P>0.05) among treatments across species, mitochondrial membrane potential was higher (P<0.05) in both species using EQ compared to BOTU or SM media. Additionally, Przewalski's stallion sperm expressed higher (P<0.05) post-thaw total motility in BOTU and SM compared to EQ, whereas there were no differences among freezing diluents in the domestic horse. In summary, Przewalski's stallion sperm benefit from exposure to either MF or DMF as an alternative cryoprotectant to glycerol. Overt sperm quality appears similar between the Przewalski's and domestic horse, although the total motility of cells from the former appears more sensitive to certain freezing diluents. Nonetheless, post-thaw motility and acrosomal integrity values for Przewalski's horse spermatozoa mimic findings in the domestic horse in the presence of INRA 96 supplemented with 2% (v/v) egg yolk and a combined 2.5% concentration of MF and DMF.
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- Budhan S Pukazhenthi
- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, VA 22630, United States.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States.
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- Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705, United States.
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, VA 22630, United States.
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, VA 22630, United States.
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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- Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, VA 22630, United States.
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O'Brien JK, Robeck TR. Semen characterization, seasonality of production, and in vitro sperm quality after chilled storage and cryopreservation in the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Zoo Biol 2014; 33:99-109. [DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Justine K. O'Brien
- SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Reproductive Research Center; SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment; San Diego California
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- SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Reproductive Research Center; SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment; San Diego California
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Kowalczyk A, Łukaszewicz E. The possibility of obtaining intergeneric hybrids via White Kołuda (Anser anser L.) goose insemination with fresh and frozen-thawed Canada goose (Branta canadensis L.) gander semen. Theriogenology 2012; 77:507-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2011] [Revised: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Herrera JA, Quintana JA, López MA, Betancourt M, Fierro R. INDIVIDUAL CRYOPRESERVATION WITH DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE AND POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE OF EJACULATES AND POOLED SEMEN OF THREE AVIAN SPECIES. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 51:353-60. [PMID: 16087563 DOI: 10.1080/014850190944401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Artificial insemination (AI) has been used for avian reproduction due to the discovery of cryoprotectants extending its usefulness both in production of domestic fowl and conservation of wild species. The goal of this study was to assess the effect on domestic and wild fowl pooled semen and individual ejaculate cryopreservation with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Twenty ejaculates and twenty samples of pooled semen of roosters, pheasants and hawks were frozen in media containing DMSO or PVP. DMSO and PVP cryopreservation are equally effective both for ejaculates and pooled semen. Even PVP is a good alternative since no significant difference was found when compared to DMSO. The fertilizing capacity of fresh and cryopreserved pooled semen was analyzed through AI of hens and female pheasants. Similar fertility rates using DMSO, PVP or frozen-thawed samples demonstrated that reproduction is possible through the use of cryopreserved semen. In the case of female pheasants, the same values were obtained with both cryopreserved and fresh semen.
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- J A Herrera
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México DF, Mexico
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Łukaszewicz E, Chrzanowska M, Jerysz A, Chełmońska B. Attempts on freezing the Greylag (Anser anser L.) gander semen. Anim Reprod Sci 2004; 80:163-73. [PMID: 15036525 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(03)00119-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2002] [Revised: 05/13/2003] [Accepted: 05/13/2003] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Semen of Greylag (Anser anser L.) ganders was frozen according to a method previously elaborated by the authors for freezing the White Koluda gander semen. Semen was collected from five to eight Greylag ganders, twice a week during three succeeding reproductive cycles, by dorso-abdominal massage. Semen samples were diluted in the ratio of 1:1 or 2:1 (two parts semen: one part diluent) with EK diluent, supplemented by 6% DMF, equilibrated and pre-frozen to -140 degrees C at a rate 60 degrees C/min, before being transferred into liquid nitrogen container. Semen samples thawed in a water bath of 60 degrees C were used for twice a week insemination in a volume of 200 microl. Three Greylag and three White Koluda geese were involved in frozen-thawed semen fertilizing ability test. The reproductive cycle of wild geese lasts usually about 6-7 weeks. The ejaculate volume (30-140 microl) and sperm concentration (10x10(6) to 150x10(6) ml(-1)) are much lower than these of domestic ganders, but spermatozoa morphology is similar, particularly while compared to 1-year-old White Koluda ganders semen. There are about 90% of live spermatozoa and about 30% of live morphologically normal cells in Greylag gander fresh semen. The Greylag gander spermatozoa susceptibility to cryopreservation procedure is as high as in domestic ganders. Dilution ratio 2:1 resulted in higher number of live spermatozoa, which withstood cryoinjury stress. In relation to fresh semen about 60% of spermatozoa remained intact (on the basis of light microscope examination) in the frozen-thawed semen. Insemination of frozen-thawed semen resulted in 37.5% of fertile eggs in Greylag and 25.0% in White Koluda geese. Low fertility rate was caused by an insufficient number of live normal spermatozoa used for insemination (about three million in every dose).
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Affiliation(s)
- E Łukaszewicz
- Department of Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Agricultural University of Wrocław, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland.
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Efficiency of freezing method, worked out for the White Italian gander semen was evaluated by comparing motility, morphology and fertilizing ability of spermatozoa in fresh and frozen-thawed semen. A part of pooled semen, collected from 25 White Italian ganders by dorso-abdominal massage was used immediately for artificial insemination of 10 geese (the control group) with a dose of 80 microl. This insemination was performed six times at weekly intervals. The remainder of the semen was diluted 1:0.5 (v/v) with EK diluent, equilibrated for 15 min at +4 degrees C, mixed with 6% (v/v) of dimethylformamide (DMF) and frozen to -140 degrees C at a rate of 60 degrees C/min. Frozen semen was thawed in a 60 degrees C water-bath and inseminated twice weekly in a dose of 100 microl (10 females of the experimental group, 12 inseminations were made). The freezing process affected spermatozoa motility and morphology, but had no effect on their fertilizing ability. Positive movement was observed in 50-60% of the spermatozoa in fresh semen and about 40% of the frozen-thawed cells. The average percentage of total live and live normal spermatozoa decreased due to freezing from 92.2 to 68.4% and from 34.7 to 14.1%, respectively. After the fresh semen insemination with average 12 million of the live normal spermatozoa per week average fertility was 88.24%; hatchability of set eggs was 80.88% and hatchability of fertile eggs was 91.67%. For frozen-thawed semen inseminated with average 9.5 million of the undamaged spermatozoa per week, the average fertility and hatchability rate was 83.78, 73.87, and 88.17%, respectively. Fecundity rates obtained after insemination with the frozen-thawed gander semen allow for the application of the freezing technique into breeding practice, in place of natural mating or to assist natural mating in periods of lowered fertility level.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ewa Lukaszewicz
- Poultry Breeding Department, Agricultural University of Wrocław, Poland.
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