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Kij-Mitka B, Cernohorska H, Kubickova S, Prochowska S, Niżański W, Kochan J, Bugno-Poniewierska M. Application of the FISH Technique to Visualize Sex Chromosomes in Domestic Cat Spermatozoa. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11072106. [PMID: 34359234 PMCID: PMC8300426 DOI: 10.3390/ani11072106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization is a molecular cytogenetics technique that enables the visualization of chromosomes in cells via fluorescently labeled molecular probes specific to selected chromosomes. Despite difficulties in carrying out the FISH technique on sperm, related to the need for proper nuclear chromatin decondensation, this technique has already been used to visualize chromosomes in human, mouse, cattle, swine, horse, and dog spermatozoa. Until now, FISH has not been performed on domestic cat sperm; therefore, the aim of this study was to visualize sex chromosomes in domestic cat sperm. The results showed the presence of X and Y chromosomes in feline spermatozoa. The procedure used for sperm decondensation and fluorescence in situ hybridization was adequate to visualize chromosomes in domestic cat spermatozoa and, in the future, it may be used to determine the degree of chromosomal abnormalities in these gametes.
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- Barbara Kij-Mitka
- Department of Animal Reproduction, Anatomy and Genomics, University of Agriculture, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (M.B.-P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (H.C.); (S.K.)
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (H.C.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Square 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland; (S.P.); (W.N.)
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- Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Square 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland; (S.P.); (W.N.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Anatomy and Genomics, University of Agriculture, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (M.B.-P.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Anatomy and Genomics, University of Agriculture, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (M.B.-P.)
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Reinsalu O, Scheler O, Mikelsaar R, Mikelsaar AV, Hallap T, Jaakma Ü, Padrik P, Kavak A, Salumets A, Kurg A. A dual colour FISH method for routine validation of sexed Bos taurus semen. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:104. [PMID: 30943959 PMCID: PMC6446427 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-1839-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Usage of sexed semen that allows to choose the gender of the calves, is commonly practiced in livestock industry as a profitable breeding alternative, especially in dairy farming. The flow cytometric cell sorting is the only commercially available method for bovine sperm sexing. For validation of the sexing procedure several methods have been developed including sperm fluorescence in situ hybridisation techniques. Latter usually include the use of pre-labelled nucleotides for probe synthesis which is relatively expensive approach compared to combined application of aminoallyl-dUTP and chemical binding of fluorescent dyes. Here a sex determining dual colour bovine sperm fluorescence in situ hybridisation method is presented which is considered more cost-effective technique than the previously reported approaches. Results The reliability of sex chromosome identifying probes, designed in silico, was proven on bovine metaphase plate chromosomes and through comparison with a commercially available standard method. In the dual colour FISH experiments of unsexed and sexed bovine sperm samples the hybridisation efficiency was at least 98%, whereas the determined sex ratios were not statistically different from the expected. Very few cells carried both of the sex chromosome-specific signals (less than 0.2%). Conclusions A protocol for a dual colour bovine sperm FISH method is provided which is cost-effective, simple and fast for sex determination of spermatozoa in bull semen samples.
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- Olavi Reinsalu
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010, Tartu, Estonia. .,The Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61B, 50410, Tartu, Estonia.
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, TalTech University, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- The Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61B, 50410, Tartu, Estonia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- The Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61B, 50410, Tartu, Estonia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, 51014, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, 51014, Tartu, Estonia
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- Animal Breeders Association of Estonia, Koogimäe 4, Keava, 79005, Kehtna parrish, Estonia
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, 51014, Tartu, Estonia
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- The Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Tiigi 61B, 50410, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Puusepa 8, 50406, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Biomedicine, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50412, Tartu, Estonia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, 51010, Tartu, Estonia
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Khamlor T, Pongpiachan P, Sangsritavong S, Chokesajjawatee N. Determination of Sperm Sex Ratio in Bovine Semen Using Multiplex Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2014; 27:1411-6. [PMID: 25178292 PMCID: PMC4150173 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2014.14223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Gender selection is important in livestock industries; for example, female calves are required in the dairy industry. Sex-sorted semen is commonly used for the production of calves of the desired gender. However, assessment of the sex ratio of the sorted semen is tedious and expensive. In this study, a rapid, cost effective and reliable method for determining the sex ratio was developed using a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. In this assay, the X and Y chromosome-specific markers, i.e., bovine proteolipid protein (PLP) gene and sex-determining region Y (SRY) were simultaneously quantified in a single tube. The multiplex real-time PCR assay was shown to have high amplification efficiencies (97% to 99%) comparable to the separated-tube simplex real-time PCR assay. The results obtained from both assays were not significantly different (p>0.05). The multiplex assay was validated using reference DNA of known X ratio (10%, 50%, and 90%) as templates. The measured %X in semen samples were the same within 95% confidence intervals as the expected values, i.e., >90% in X-sorted semen, <10% in Y-sorted semen and close to 50% in the unsorted semen. The multiplex real-time PCR assay as shown in this study can thus be used to assess purity of sex-sorted semen.
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- Trisadee Khamlor
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand ; Department of Animal and Aquatic Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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Orsztynowicz M, Pawlak P, Kociucka B, Mucha S, Klukowska‐Rotzler J, Lechniak D. Short‐Term Storage and Swim‐Up Selection Do Not Affect the X/Y Ratio in Equine Spermatozoa. Reprod Domest Anim 2013; 49:52-8. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M Orsztynowicz
- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland
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- Division of Pedriatric Hematology/Oncology Department of Clinical Research University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland
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Maleki AF, Moussavi AH, Nassiri MR, Tahmoorespur M, Vakili SA. Introducing and validation of SYBR Green Real-Time PCR method to determinate sex ratio in bovine semen. Anim Reprod Sci 2013; 140:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Incidence of X-Y aneuploidy in sperm of two indigenous cattle breeds by using dual color fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Theriogenology 2011; 76:328-33. [PMID: 21529915 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Revised: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study reports on the incidence of X-Y aneuploidy in the sperm population of two indigenous cattle breeds reared in Italy for beef purposes, the Podolian and Maremmana. Totally, more than 50 000 sperm nuclei from 10 subjects (5 from each breed) have been fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analyzed by using Xcen- and Y-chromosome-specific painting probes. In both breeds, the fraction of Y-bearing sperm was significantly higher (P < 0.01) compared with the X-counterpart. The rates of X-Y aneuploidy were 0.180% and 0.200%, respectively, in the Podolian and Maremmana. No significant interindividual differences were found. Average frequencies of disomic and diploid sperm were 0.149% and 0.031% in the former and 0.098% and 0.102% in the latter. Significant differences (P < 0.05) were found among the XX-XY and YY-disomy classes in both breeds, while diploidy classes were uniformly represented. In the Podolian breed, disomies were more frequent than diploidies (P < 0.05), whereas in the Maremmana they showed similar frequencies. In both breeds disomies arising from errors in meiosis I (X-Y disomies) were more represented than those arising in meiosis II (XX and YY), while this difference was not detected for diploidies. The present study provides specific information on the incidence of X-Y sperm aneuploidy in two indigenous breeds of cattle, in order to establish a breed-specific 'aneuploidy data-base' that could be used as reference for genetic improvement and future monitoring of the reproductive health of the breed.
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Bugno-Poniewierska M, Kozub D, Pawlina K, Tischner M, Tischner M, Słota E, Wnuk M. Determination of the correlation between stallion's age and number of sex chromosome aberrations in spermatozoa. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 46:787-92. [PMID: 21323752 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01742.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was a cytogenetic analysis of stallions semen to find sex chromosome aberrations and to determine if there was an association between stallion's age and aberration frequency for the sex chromosomes. Sperm samples were collected from 22 stallions of various age from 3 to 23 years. Multicolour FISH was performed on each sample, using probes for the sex chromosomes and EGFR gene, localized on 4p12 in domestic horse. A total of 26199 sperm cells were analysed (from 1 070 to 1 532 per animal). Among the analysed cells, there were 50.318% with X chromosome, 48.543% with Y chromosome and 1.139% with aberrant chromosomes. The frequency of aberrations was: sex chromosomes nullisomy (0.466%), XY aneuploidy (0.454%), XX disomy (0.146%), YY disomy (0.041%), diploidy (0.024%) and trisomy XXY (0.008%). Additionally there was a correlation between the age of an animal and the frequency of sex chromosome aberration and a significant positive correlation between age and disomy of XY, XX, YY, trisomy of XXY, autosomal disomy was seen. A Correlation between the age of a stallion and the level of nullisomy was negative. The present study demonstrated that FISH technique is a powerful method to identify sex chromosome aberrations in equine spermatozoa and might be very helpful for a breeder during a selection for the best stallion.
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- M Bugno-Poniewierska
- Department of Animal Immuno- and Cytogenetics, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Balice, Poland.
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Sohn SH, Cho EJ, Son WJ, Lee CY. Diagnosis of bovine freemartinism by fluorescence in situ hybridization on interphase nuclei using a bovine Y chromosome-specific DNA probe. Theriogenology 2008; 68:1003-11. [PMID: 17870153 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Accepted: 06/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A heifer co-twin to a bull, in most cases, is a sterile freemartin which needs to be identified and culled from replacement stock. Various methods are available for the diagnosis of freemartinism, but none is ideal in terms of speed, sensitivity, or specificity. The present study was thus conducted to develop and validate a satisfactory fluorescence in situ hybridization procedure on interphase nuclei (I-FISH) for identifying the bovine XX/XY-karyotypic chimerism, the hallmark of freemartinism. A 190-bp DNA FISH probe containing the bovine male-specific BC1.2 DNA sequence was synthesized and labeled with digoxigenin by PCR. The FISH was performed on metaphase spreads and interphase nuclei of blood lymphocytes. Upon FISH, the probe expectedly bound to the nucleus of the male cell or to a region of the p12 locus of the Y chromosome. Twenty-four young heterosexual twins (Holstein-Friesian and Korean Cattle breeds; 10 pairs and 4 singletons) were analyzed in the present study; all but three exhibited the XX/XY-karyotypic chimerism to varying extents in both I-FISH and karyotyping. One heifer was identified to have 100% XX cells by both analyses, whereas two bulls were judged as 100% XY- and XX/XY-chimeric karyotypes by karyotyping and I-FISH, respectively. Nevertheless, the ratios of the XY to XX cells in these animals were very similar between the two analyses. In conclusion, the present I-FISH was a rapid and reliable procedure that can be used for early-life diagnosis of bovine freemartinism.
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- S H Sohn
- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Jinju National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
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Parati K, Bongioni G, Aleandri R, Galli A. Sex ratio determination in bovine semen: A new approach by quantitative real time PCR. Theriogenology 2006; 66:2202-9. [PMID: 16956656 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2006] [Revised: 06/06/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sex preselection of livestock offspring in cattle represents, nowadays, a big potential for genetic improvement and market demand satisfaction. Sperm sorting by flow cytometer provides a powerful tool for artificial insemination and production of predefined sexed embryos but, an accurate verification of the yield of sperm separation remains essential for a field application of this technique or for improvement and validation of other related semen sexing technologies. In this work a new method for the determination of the proportion of X- and Y-bearing spermatozoa in bovine semen sample was developed by real time PCR. Two sets of primers and internal TaqMan probes were designed on specific X- and Y-chromosome genes. To allow a direct quantification, a standard reference was established using two plasmid cDNA clones (ratio 1:1) for the specific gene targets. The method was validated by a series of accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility assays and by testing two sets of sorted and unsorted semen samples. A high degree of accuracy (98.9%), repeatability (CV=2.58%) and reproducibility (CV=2.57%) was shown. The results of X- and Y-sorted semen samples analysed by real time PCR and by flow cytometric reanalysis showed no significant difference (P>0.05). The evaluation of X-chromosome bearing sperms content in unsorted samples showed an average of 51.11+/-0.56% for ejaculates and 50.17+/-0.58% for the commercial semen. This new method for quantification of the sexual chromosome content in spermatozoa demonstrated to be rapid and reliable, providing a valid support to the sperm sexing technologies.
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- K Parati
- Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, V.le Forlanini 23, 20134 Milan, Italy.
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Di Berardino D, Vozdova M, Kubickova S, Cernohorska H, Coppola G, Coppola G, Enne G, Rubes J. Sexing river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis L.), sheep (Ovis aries L.), goat (Capra hircus L.), and cattle spermatozoa by double color FISH using bovine (Bos taurus L.) X- and Y-painting probes. Mol Reprod Dev 2004; 67:108-15. [PMID: 14648881 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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River buffalo, sheep, and goat spermatozoa were cross-hybridized using double color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with bovine Xcen- and Y-chromosome painting probes, prepared by DOP-PCR of laser-microdissected-catapulted chromosomes, to investigate the possibility of using bovine probes for sexing sperm of other members of the family Bovidae. Before sperm analysis, the probes were hybridized on metaphase chromosomes of each species, as control. Frozen-thawed spermatozoa of cattle, river buffalo, sheep, and goat were decondensed in suspension with 5 mM DTT. Sperm samples obtained from three individuals of each species were investigated, more than 1,000 spermatozoa were scored in each animal. FISH analysis of more than 12,000 sperm revealed high level of sperm with X- or Y-signals in all of the species investigated, indicating FISH efficiency over 99%. Significant interspecific differences were detected in the frequency of aberrant spermatozoa (aneuploid and diploid) between goat (0.393%) and sheep (0.033%) (P < 0.01), goat and cattle (0.096%) (P < 0.5), as well as between river buffalo (0.224%) and sheep (P < 0.5). There was no significant difference between river buffalo and cattle. The present study demonstrated that it is possible to use bovine X-Y painting probes for sexing and analyzing sperm of other species of the family, thus facilitating future studies on the incidence of chromosome abnormalities in sperm as well as on sex predetermination of embryos for the livestock industry. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 67: 108-115, 2004.
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- Dino Di Berardino
- Department of Animal Science and Food Inspection, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy.
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