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Xu B, Wang Z, Wang R, Song G, Zhang Y, Su R, Liu Y, Li J, Zhang J. Metabolomics analysis of buck semen cryopreserved with trehalose. Front Genet 2022; 13:938622. [PMID: 35991557 PMCID: PMC9386307 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.938622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Trehalose is commonly used as an impermeable cryoprotectant for cryopreservation of cells, but its cryoprotective mechanism has now not but been determined. This study investigated the cryopreservation impact of trehalose on buck semen cryopreservation and finished metabolic profiling of freeze-thawed media by way of the GC–MS-based metabolomics for the first time. Metabolic pattern recognition and metabolite identification by means of principal component analysis (PCA), partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and metabolic pathway topology analysis revealed the results of trehalose on buck sperm metabolism at some point of cryopreservation. The results confirmed that trehalose drastically progressed sperm motility parameters and structural integrity after thawing. PCA and PLS-DA analysis discovered that the metabolic patterns of the freezing-thawing media of buck semen cryopreserved with trehalose (T group) or without trehalose (G group, Control) were certainly separated. Using screening conditions of VIP >1.5 and p vaule <0.05, a total of 48 differential metabolites have been recognized, whithin l-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-threonine, and dihydroxyacetone were notably enriched in valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis, glycerolipid metabolism, and aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis pathways. In brief, trehalose can efficiently improve membrane structural integrity and motion parameters in buck sperm after thawing, and it exerts a cryoprotective impact with the aid of changing sperm amino acid synthesis and the glycerol metabolism pathway.
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- Bingbing Xu
- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- Research Center for Animal Genetic Resources of Mongolian Plateau, College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
- *Correspondence: Jinquan Li, ; Jiaxin Zhang,
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
- *Correspondence: Jinquan Li, ; Jiaxin Zhang,
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Bucak MN, Keskin N, Bodu M, Bülbül B, Kırbaş M, Öztürk AE, Frootan F, İli P, Özkan H, Başpınar N, Dursun Ş. Combination of trehalose and low boron in presence of decreased glycerol improves post-thawed ram sperm parameters: A model study in boron research. Andrology 2021; 10:585-594. [PMID: 34779585 DOI: 10.1111/andr.13130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sperm cryopreservation has been widely used in the field of reproductive biotechnology. It applies to certain males of economic and scientific values, including livestock breeds or endangered animal species. The development of a semen extender with a low cryoprotectant concentration and an appropriate amount of trehalose and boron can prevent the deterioration of sperm parameters. OBJECTIVE The main goal of this study is to establish a suitable ram extender model, by examining different combinations of high (5%) and low (3%) glycerol concentrations (to reduce its toxic effects on sperm freezing), a fixed amount of trehalose and an increased dose of boron to prevent the deterioration of sperm parameters, and investigate the levels of gene expressions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Merino ram ejaculates were collected. The collected ejaculates providing the defined criteria were pooled. The pooled ejaculates were divided into eight aliquots and diluted with the Tris extender including different combinations of glycerol (5% and 3%) and boron (0.25, 0.5, and 1 mm) concentrations and a fixed amount of trehalose, then frozen. After freeze-thawing process, sperm motility, mitochondrial membrane activity, plasma membrane integrity, acrosomal membrane integrity, DNA damage (single cell gel electrophoresis (COMET) and TUNEL assays) as well as NAD(P)H quinone oxyreductase (NQO1), glutamate-cycteine ligase (GCLC), and glutathione S-transferase (GSTP1) for molecular mechanisms of sperm cell response to oxidative stress were assessed for different extender groups following freeze-thawing process: 5% glycerol + 0 mm boron (G5B0.00), 5% glycerol + 0.25 mm boron (G5B0.25), 5% glycerol + 0.5 mm boron (G5B0.50), 5% glycerol + 1 mm boron (G5B1.00), 3% glycerol + 0 mm boron (G3B.00), 3% glycerol + 0.25 mm boron (G3B0.25), 3% glycerol + 0.5 mm boron (G3B0.50), and 3% glycerol + 1 mm boron (G3B1.00). RESULTS G3B0.25 presented higher percentages of subjective motility, mitochondrial activity, and viability of spermatozoa comparing with G5B0.00 and groups with boron. Supplementation of 0.25 mm boron with and without trehalose (G3B0.25 and G5B0.25) showed higher acrosome integrity, compared with G5B0.00, G5B1.00, G3B0.50, and G3B1.00. For TUNEL analysis, G3B1.00 showed the highest DNA integrity among the experimental groups which was statistically significant only with G5B0.50 (p < 0.05). The mRNA levels of NQO1 were significantly decreased in G5B1.00, G3B0.50, and G3B1.00, when compared to G5B0.00. In comparison with G5B0.00, supplementation of 1 mm boron with and without trehalose had significantly lower expression of GCLC. The level of GSTP1 gene was significantly lower (approximately threefold) in G3B1.00, compared to G5B0.00 (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION It can be assumed that the increase of the boron concentration in the extender may have important adverse effects on sperm parameters and antioxidant gene expression after thawing. The results obtained from this study will help to understand the toxicity limits of boron and eliminate the toxicity of glycerol in studies of gametes and tissue freezing. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of sufficient boron can decrease cryodamages of cryopreservation of mammalian spermatozoa as well tissue engineering.
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- Mustafa Numan Bucak
- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Bahri Dagdas International Agricultural Research Institute, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- National Institute of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran
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- Denizli Vocational School of Health Services, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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Shah SAH, Andrabi SMH. A systematic review and meta-analysis of spermatozoa cryopreservation, in vitro and in vivo fertility practices in water buffalo. Vet Res Commun 2021; 45:47-74. [PMID: 33929679 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-021-09789-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We explored different aspects of buffalo spermatozoa during cryopreservation. The meta-data comprised of 285 studies, published from January 2008 to March 2020. A free web tool CADIMA as well as PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram were used for carrying out this study. The inter-reviewer agreement among studies allocated was satisfactory for criteria A (selection bias), B (performance bias), C (detection bias) and D (attrition bias), respectively. India led the percent (%) research ladder with 34.4, followed by Pakistan (29.5), Egypt (12.3), Iran (7.7), Italy (5.6), Indonesia (3.2), China (2.1), Brazil (1.4), Thailand (1.1), Philippines and Bulgaria (0.7 each), Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Vietnam, and USA (0.4 each). Among four categories of studies, Group-1 evaluated only supplements/additives/media in the freezing semen extender (n = 191/285; 67.02%); Group-2 conducted in vivo fertilization (n = 62/285; 21.75%) and Group-3 conducted in vitro fertilization/ cleavage rate/penetration rate/ blastocyst yields (n = 28/285; 9.82%) with their specific cryodiluents/media, respectively. Group-4 conducted different experimental supplements/additives/media and carried out both in vitro and in vivo fertilization simultaneously (n = 4/285; 1.40%). Conventional spermatozoa cryopreservation was reported by 51.9% studies followed by programmable fast freezing by 20.7% studies. A few leading extender types included BioXcell (3.9%); Soyamilk-skim (3.5%); and Andromed (2.1%). The study also describes French straws for semen filling, cooling temperatures, extension time, equilibration time, cryopreservation stages, thawing temperatures, seasons, thawing time, and stains used during semen evaluation assays. The study concludes that the research on spermatozoa cryopreservation of buffalo is largely conducted at quality level and a need of applying these findings for evaluation of fertility potential (in vivo and in vitro) is indispensable for effective genetic improvement.
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- Syed Aftab Hussain Shah
- Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
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- Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, 45500, Pakistan.
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Akhter S, Awan MA, Arshad J, Rakha BA, Ansari MS, Iqbal S. Effect of Synergism Between Carboxylated Poly-l-Lysine and Glycerol on Freezability of Nili-Ravi Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Semen. Biopreserv Biobank 2020; 18:367-375. [DOI: 10.1089/bio.2019.0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Shamim Akhter
- Department of Zoology and Pir Mehr Ali Shah—Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology and Pir Mehr Ali Shah—Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology and Pir Mehr Ali Shah—Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Wildlife Management, Pir Mehr Ali Shah—Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Semen Production Unit Qadirabad, Sahiwal, Pakistan
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Bucak MN, Keskin N, Ili P, Bodu M, Akalın PP, Öztürk AE, Özkan H, Topraggaleh TR, Sari F, Başpınar N, Dursun Ş. Decreasing glycerol content by co-supplementation of trehalose and taxifolin hydrate in ram semen extender: Microscopic, oxidative stress, and gene expression analyses. Cryobiology 2020; 96:19-29. [PMID: 32890464 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2020.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the comparative effects of taxifolin hydrate and trehalose on the quality of frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa for the first time. Ejaculates collected from six mature rams were pooled, and divided to eight equal aliquots to extend them with different concentrations of glycerol (%5 and %3), taxifolin hydrate (10, 100, and 500 μM), and trehalose (60 mM) as eight groups (G5T0, G5T10, G5T100, G5T500, G3T0, G3T10, G3T100, and G3T500). After freeze-thawing process of cryopreservation, microscopic and oxidative stress parameters, and gene expression levels were investigated for understanding of possible impacts of taxifolin hydrate and trehalose. The study showed that G3T10 resulted in the highest post-thawed viability and mitochondrial activity. Moreover, all extenders with taxifolin hydrate reduced DNA fragmentation in comparison to G5T0, but DNA damage was prevented at the highest rate in presence of G5T10. The level of LPO significantly decreased in the groups G5T500 and G3T100, and the expression levels of NQO1, GCLC, and GSTP1 genes significantly increased in the groups G5T100, G5T500, G3T10, and G3T100 compared to the group G5T0. Finally, co-supplementation of tris-based extender having 3% glycerol with 60 mM trehalose and 10 μM taxifolin hydrate in cryopreservation extender may be recommended to improve the quality of post-thawed ram spermatozoa. However, further in vivo and in vitro studies are suggested to evaluate fertility rates of frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa co-supplemented with trehalose and taxifolin hydrate.
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- Mustafa Numan Bucak
- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Denizli Vocational School of Health Services, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Plant and Animal Production, Tavas Vocational School, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Gynecology and Obsterics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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Peris-Frau P, Soler AJ, Iniesta-Cuerda M, Martín-Maestro A, Sánchez-Ajofrín I, Medina-Chávez DA, Fernández-Santos MR, García-Álvarez O, Maroto-Morales A, Montoro V, Garde JJ. Sperm Cryodamage in Ruminants: Understanding the Molecular Changes Induced by the Cryopreservation Process to Optimize Sperm Quality. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082781. [PMID: 32316334 PMCID: PMC7215299 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Sperm cryopreservation represents a powerful tool for livestock breeding. Several efforts have been made to improve the efficiency of sperm cryopreservation in different ruminant species. However, a significant amount of sperm still suffers considerable cryodamage, which may affect sperm quality and fertility. Recently, the use of different “omics” technologies in sperm cryobiology, especially proteomics studies, has led to a better understanding of the molecular modifications induced by sperm cryopreservation, facilitating the identification of different freezability biomarkers and certain proteins that can be added before cryopreservation to enhance sperm cryosurvival. This review provides an updated overview of the molecular mechanisms involved in sperm cryodamage, which are in part responsible for the structural, functional and fertility changes observed in frozen–thawed ruminant sperm. Moreover, the molecular basis of those factors that can affect the sperm freezing resilience of different ruminant species is also discussed as well as the molecular aspects of those novel strategies that have been developed to reduce sperm cryodamage, including new cryoprotectants, antioxidants, proteins, nanoparticles and vitrification.
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Naz S, Umair M, Iqbal S. Ostrich egg yolk improves post thaw quality and in vivo fertility of Nili Ravi buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bull spermatozoa. Theriogenology 2018; 126:140-144. [PMID: 30551020 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Egg yolk containing a higher ratio of phospholipids and cholesterol may have better cryoprotective effect to buffalo spermatozoa during cryopreservation. Our objectives were to ascertain the comparison of Ostrich and chicken egg yolk in semen extender on post thaw quality, motion dynamics and in vivo fertility of Nili Ravi buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bull spermatozoa. Semen samples (n = 45) from five bulls were collected once a week for a period of nine weeks and diluted in Triladyl® extender having different concentrations of Ostrich egg yolk (10%, 15%, 20%) and 20% chicken egg yolk as control at 37 °C. Diluted semen samples were frozen in 0.54 mL French straws with programmable freezer. Post thaw sperm progressive motility (%), morphology (%), average path velocity (μm/s), straight line velocity (μm/s), Linearity (%), straightness (%), length of straight line path (μm), plasma membrane integrity (%), acrosome membrane integrity (%), DNA integrity (%) and mitochondrial activity were higher (P < 0.05) in spermatozoa cryopreserved in extender containing 20% Ostrich egg yolk as compared to 20% chicken egg yolk and other groups. The fertility rates (67.61% vs 54.2%) were higher (P < 0.05) in buffaloes inseminated with semen doses frozen in extender containing 20% Ostrich egg yolk than the 20% chicken egg yolk. It is concluded that 20% Ostrich egg yolk in extender improves post thaw semen quality, motion dynamics and in vivo fertility in Nili Ravi buffaloes.
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- Sadia Naz
- Animal Reproduction & Genetics Program, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Semen Production Unit Qadirabad, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
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