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Partyka A, Niżański W. Advances in storage of poultry semen. Anim Reprod Sci 2022; 246:106921. [PMID: 34996657 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2021.106921] [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: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Semen cryopreservation is a key biotechnological strategy used to preserve and protect genetic resources, which are subject to increasingly serious reductions in some species, and to protect animal biodiversity. Assisted reproductive techniques, however, are still not utilized to the same extent in avian species to the extent that occurs in mammals. The reasons for this situation are described in this review. The content of this paper is focused on current poultry preservation systems, published since 2010, and new strategies that are very promising for preserving avian genetic resources. Two major types of storage technologies which are utilized for avian sperm preservation, liquid storage and cryopreservation, are emphasized. The issues on which there is a focus includes supplementation of avian extenders with various compounds prior to the preservation period, use of cryoprotectants and fertility results when there were in vitro sperm evaluations. Results from recent studies indicate there are opportunities to improve the quality of bird semen after preservation. It is obvious that cryo-diluent composition may be the most important factor for development of efficacious cryopreservation methods for avian semen.
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- Agnieszka Partyka
- Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wroclaw, Poland
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Sun Y, Li Y, Zong Y, Mehaisen GMK, Chen J. Poultry genetic heritage cryopreservation and reconstruction: advancement and future challenges. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2022; 13:115. [PMID: 36210477 PMCID: PMC9549680 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-022-00768-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Poultry genetics resources, including commercial selected lines, indigenous breeds, and experimental lines, are now being irreversibly lost at an alarming rate due to multiple reasons, which further threats the future livelihood and academic purpose. Collections of germplasm may reduce the risk of catastrophic loss of genetic diversity by guaranteeing that a pool of genetic variability is available to ensure the reintroduction and replenishment of the genetic stocks. The setting up of biobanks for poultry is challenging because the high sensitiveness of spermatozoa to freezing–thawing process, inability to cryopreserve the egg or embryo, coupled with the females being heterogametic sex. The progress in cryobiology and biotechnologies have made possible the extension of the range of germplasm for poultry species available in cryobanks, including semen, primordial germ cells, somatic cells and gonads. In this review, we introduce the state-of-the-art technologies for avian genetic resource conservation and breed reconstruction, and discuss the potential challenges for future study and further extending of these technologies to ongoing and future conservation efforts.
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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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Castillo A, Lenzi C, Pirone A, Baglini A, Cerolini S, Schiavone A, Marzoni Fecia di Cossato M. Rooster sperm pellet cryopreservation protocols: effect of step variations on the qualitative parameters of post-thawed sperm. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2022.2087113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Annelisse Castillo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy
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Zaniboni L, Madeddu M, Mosca F, Abdel Sayed A, Marelli SP, Di Iorio M, Iaffaldano N, Cerolini S. Concentration dependent effect of dimethylacetamide and N-methylacetamide on the quality and fertility of cryopreserved chicken semen. Cryobiology 2022; 106:66-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Effects of extenders and cryoprotectants on cryopreservation of Thai red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) spermatozoa. Cryobiology 2022; 106:48-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Evaluation of rooster semen quality using CBB dye based staining method. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.12750/jarb.37.1.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Iaffaldano N, Di Iorio M, Rusco G, Antenucci E, Zaniboni L, Madeddu M, Marelli S, Schiavone A, Soglia D, Buccioni A, Cassandro M, Castellini C, Marzoni M, Cerolini S. Italian semen cryobank of autochthonous chicken and turkey breeds: a tool for preserving genetic biodiversity. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2021.1993094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Nicolaia Iaffaldano
- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italia
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italia
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italia
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell’Università 6, Lodi, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell’Università 6, Lodi, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell’Università 6, Lodi, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Agronomia Animali Alimenti Risorse Naturali e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, Legnaro, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italia
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell’Università 6, Lodi, Italia
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Rabier R, Lesobre L, Robert A. Reproductive performance in houbara bustard is affected by the combined effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7813. [PMID: 33837276 PMCID: PMC8035203 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87436-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although captive breeding programs are valuable for conservation, they have been shown to be associated with genetic changes, such as adaptation to captivity or inbreeding. In addition, reproductive performance is strongly age-dependent in most animal species. These mechanisms that potentially impact reproduction have often been studied separately, while their interactions have rarely been addressed. In this study, using a large dataset of nine male and female reproductive parameters measured for 12,295 captive houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) over 24 years, we investigated the relative and interactive effects of age, inbreeding and number of generations in captivity on reproduction. We clearly identified (1) senescence patterns in all parameters studied; (2) negative effects of inbreeding on sperm characteristics, display behavior, egg weight, egg volume and hatching probability; and (3) changes in phenotypic values for seven parameters according to number of generations in captivity. However, the effect sizes associated with age were substantially greater than those associated with inbreeding and number of generations in captivity. Beyond the independent effects of these three factors on reproductive parameters, the results highlighted their interactive effects and thus the importance of integrating them in the design of genetic management plans for conservation breeding programs.
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- Robin Rabier
- Reneco International Wildlife Consultant LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 135, 75005, Paris, France.
- Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Morocco.
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- Reneco International Wildlife Consultant LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Morocco
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- Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 135, 75005, Paris, France
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Millán de la Blanca MG, Martínez-Nevado E, Castaño C, García J, Bernal B, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso MC, Bóveda P, Martínez-Fresneda L, López-Sebastián A, Santiago-Moreno J. Sperm Cryopreservation in American Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus Ruber): Influence of Cryoprotectants and Seminal Plasma Removal. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:203. [PMID: 33467758 PMCID: PMC7829904 DOI: 10.3390/ani11010203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The American flamingo is a useful model for the development of successful semen cryopreservation procedures to be applied to threatened related species from the family Phoenicopteridae, and to permit genetic material banking. Current study sought to develop effective sperm cryopreservation protocols through examining the influences of two permeating cryoprotectants and the seminal plasma removal. During two consecutive years (April), semen samples were collected and frozen from American flamingos. In the first year, the effect of two permeating cryoprotectants, DMA (dimethylacetamide) (6%) or Me2SO (dimethylsulphoxide) (8%), on frozen-thawed sperm variables were compared in 21 males. No differences were seen between DMA and Me2SO for sperm motility, sperm viability, and DNA fragmentation after thawing. In the second year, the role of seminal plasma on sperm cryoresistance was investigated in 31 flamingos. Sperm samples were cryopreserved with and without seminal plasma, using Me2SO (8%) as a cryoprotectant. The results showed that samples with seminal plasma had higher values than samples without seminal plasma for the following sperm variables: Straight line velocity (22.40 µm/s vs. 16.64 µm/s), wobble (75.83% vs. 69.40%), (p < 0.05), linearity (62.73% vs. 52.01%) and straightness (82.38% vs. 73.79%) (p < 0.01); but acrosome integrity was lower (55.56% vs. 66.88%) (p < 0.05). The cryoresistance ratio (CR) was greater in samples frozen with seminal plasma than without seminal plasma for CR-progressive motility (138.72 vs. 54.59), CR-curvilinear velocity (105.98 vs. 89.32), CR-straight line velocity (152.77 vs. 112.58), CR-average path velocity (122.48 vs. 98.12), CR-wobble (111.75 vs. 102.04) (p < 0.05), CR-linearity (139.41 vs. 113.18), and CR-straightness (124.02 vs. 109.97) (p < 0.01). This research demonstrated that there were not differences between Me2SO and DMA to successful freezing sperm of flamingos; seminal plasma removal did not provide a benefit for sperm cryopreservation.
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- María Gemma Millán de la Blanca
- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Zoo-Aquarium Madrid, 28011 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.-N.); (J.G.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.G.M.d.l.B.); (C.C.); (B.B.); (A.T.-D.); (M.C.E.); (P.B.); (L.M.-F.); (A.L.-S.)
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Cryopreservation protocols for semen exist for bird species used in animal production, fancy and hobby species, and wild bird species. Freezing of bird oocytes or embryos is not possible. Cryopreservation of avian semen is used for preserving (genetic diversity of) endangered species or breeds. Freezing semen can also be used in the breeding industry for maintaining breeding lines, as a cost-effective alternative to holding live birds. Success and efficiency of cryopreservation of bird semen differs among species and breeds or selection lines. This chapter describes important variables of methods for collecting, diluting, cold storage, and freezing and thawing of bird semen, notably the medium composition, cryoprotectant used and its concentration, cooling rate, freezing method, and warming method. Media and methods are described for freezing semen using either glycerol or DMA as cryoprotectant, which both are known in chicken and a number of other bird species to render adequate post-thaw fertility rates.
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- Henri Woelders
- Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Murugesan S, Mahapatra R. Cryopreservation of Ghagus chicken semen: Effect of cryoprotectants, diluents and thawing temperature. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:951-957. [PMID: 32473037 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13734] [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: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study evaluated the effects of cryoprotectants, semen diluents and thawing temperature during Ghagus chicken semen cryopreservation. Four different experiments were conducted; Experiment 1-semen was cryopreserved using 6% dimethylacetamide (DMA) and 2% dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) in Sasaki diluent (SD) and Lake and Ravie diluent (LR), Experiment 2 and 3-semen was cryopreserved using 8% ethylene glycol (EG) in SD, LRD and Red Fowl Extender (RFE), Experiment 4-semen was cryopreserved using 6% dimethylformamide (DMF) in SD, LR and Beltsville poultry semen extender (BPSE). Semen was cryopreserved in 0.5 ml French straws. Thawing was done at 5°C for 100 s in ice water in Experiments 1, 2 and 4, whereas in Experiment 3 thawing was done at 37°C for 30 s. The post-thaw sperm motility, viable sperm and acrosome-intact sperm were significantly (p < .05) lower in cryopreserved samples in all the experiments. No fertile eggs were obtained from cryopreserved samples in Experiments 1 and 2, except for 8% EG RFE treatment where the fertility was 0.83%. In Experiments 3 and 4, highest fertility was obtained in LR treatment 48.12 and 30.89%, respectively. In conclusion, using cryoprotectant EG (8%) and thawing at 37°C for 30 s, and DMF(6%) resulted in acceptable level of fertility in Ghagus chicken. Though the diluents influenced post-thaw in vitro semen parameters, the fertility was not affected. In addition, results indicated that thawing temperature may be a critical stage in the cryopreservation protocol.
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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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Salehi M, Mahdavi AH, Sharafi M, Shahverdi A. Cryopreservation of rooster semen: Evidence for the epigenetic modifications of thawed sperm. Theriogenology 2020; 142:15-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Thananurak P, Chuaychu-Noo N, Thélie A, Phasuk Y, Vongpralub T, Blesbois E. Different concentrations of cysteamine, ergothioneine, and serine modulate quality and fertilizing ability of cryopreserved chicken sperm. Poult Sci 2019; 99:1185-1198. [PMID: 32029149 PMCID: PMC7587801 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of freezing diluents supplemented in three potential amines/amino acids, namely, antioxidant cysteamine (2-aminoethanethiol [AET]), ergothioneine (ERG), and serine (SER), in optimization of chicken sperm cryopreservation. The semen of 36 Pradu Hang Dum males, selected based on their motility vigor score, was frozen by a simple freezing method using nitrogen vapors and dimethylformamide (DMF). In a first experiment, a wide range of AET, ERG, and SER doses were tested. Semen quality was evaluated after incubation at 5°C or after cryopreservation in straws in the Blumberger Hahnen Sperma Verdünner (BHSV) diluent + DMF (6% v/v) with or without AET, ERG, or SER. The best targeted doses of AET, ERG, or SER were then selected for experiment 2 that was focused on cryopreserved semen. Frozen-thawed sperm quality was evaluated by different in vitro tests and by evaluation of fertility. Objective motility parameters were evaluated by computer-assisted sperm analysis. Membrane integrity, acrosome integrity, and mitochondria function were evaluated using appropriate dyes and flow cytometry. Lipid peroxide production was assessed by the thiobarbituric acid test (malondialdehyde production). Fertility obtained with frozen-thawed semen supplemented or not in AET, ERG, or SER was evaluated after artificial insemination of laying hens. ERG and AET decreased sperm lipid peroxidation and decreased fertility, even at low doses. The presence of 4 mmol of SER significantly decreased lipid peroxidation, increased the frozen-thawed sperm quality, and increased fertility after sperm cryopreservation (90% vs. control 84%, P < 0.05). In a third experiment, the use of 1 mmol of sucrose (the best result of our previous study) added to 4 mmol of SER-supplemented extender was tested. This addition allowed to the highest levels of fertility (93%). In conclusion, the addition of 4 mmol of SER in semen cryopreservation diluents decreases peroxidation and improves the efficiency of the process.
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- Pachara Thananurak
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Nakhon Sri Thammarat 80110, Thailand
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- UMR-PRC, INRA, CNRS, IFCE, Université de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Research and Development Network Center for Animal Breeding (Native Chicken), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
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Thananurak P, Chuaychu-Noo N, Thélie A, Phasuk Y, Vongpralub T, Blesbois E. Sucrose increases the quality and fertilizing ability of cryopreserved chicken sperms in contrast to raffinose. Poult Sci 2019; 98:4161-4171. [PMID: 31065720 PMCID: PMC6698190 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Chicken semen conservation is an important tool for programs of genetic diversity management and of endangered breeds’ conservation. However, the method still needs to be improved in order to be applied in a wide variety of environments and breeds. Our objective was to compare the effects of 2 external cryoprotectants saccharides (sucrose and raffinose) on the sperm freezability of a Thai local breed, Pradu Hang Dum, in which semen was frozen with a simple freezing method using nitrogen vapors and dimethyl formamide (DMF). Thirty-six males were selected on their motility vigor score for the experiments. In a first experiment, a large range of sucrose and raffinose doses were tested. Semen quality was evaluated after incubation at 5°C or after cryopreservation in straws in the saline Blumberger Hahnen Sperma Verdünner diluent + DMF (6% v/v) with or without sucrose/raffinose. The best targeted doses of sucrose and raffinose were then kept for experiment 2 that was focused on cryopreserved semen. In this experiment, semen quality was measured on frozen-thawed sperm: different objective motility data evaluated by computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA), membrane integrity, acrosome integrity, mitochondria function evaluated using flow cytometry, lipid peroxide production assessed by the thiobarbituric acid test. Fertility obtained with frozen-thawed semen supplemented or not with sucrose or raffinose was also evaluated after artificial insemination of laying hens. The presence of sucrose at the osmotically inactive dose 1 mmol significantly increased the vigor motility, membrane integrity, acrosome integrity, and mitochondrial functions of frozen-thawed sperm (P < 0.05), and showed the highest levels of fertility after sperm cryopreservation (91% vs. control 86%, P < 0.001). Raffinose showed negative effects on in vitro semen quality from 1 to 100 mmol. Fertility was also negatively (P < 0.001) affected by raffinose (fertility rate 66 to 70%). We thus showed in the present study the high success of a simple chicken sperm cryopreservation method with an external cryoprotectant easily available and cheap, the sucrose, used at an osmotically inactive low concentration.
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- Pachara Thananurak
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Nakhon Sri Thammarat 80110, Thailand
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- UMR-PRC, INRA, CNRS, IFCE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly 37380, France
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.,Research and Development Network Center for Animal Breeding (Native Chicken), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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Domingo P, Olaciregui M, González N, De Blas I, Gil L. Effect of glycerol, n, n-dimethylformamide and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone on rabbit sperm stored at 4 °C and 16 °C. Anim Reprod 2019; 16:887-894. [PMID: 32368268 PMCID: PMC7189548 DOI: 10.21451/1984-3143-ar2018-0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Artificial insemination with cooled semen is the most common practice in rabbit farms and any improvement on it helps to increase the efficiency and productivity of rabbit meat farms. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether different cryoprotectant agents (CPA) as glycerol, N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) and N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) can improve cooled rabbit sperm quality stored at 4ºC and 16ºC. Sperm samples were diluted with INRA 96® (Extender A), INRA 96® with 6% glycerol (Extender B) or 6% DMF (Extender C) or 6% NMP (Extender D) respectively and stored at 4ºC and 16ºC. Samples were then analysed at 4, 24, 48 and 72 hours after refrigeration by integrated sperm analysis system (ISAS®), eosin-nigrosin stain (vitality), hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOS test) and acrosome integrity test. Extender C showed higher percentage of motility, vitality and HOS test than extender B and D (p<0.05). Whereas sperm quality decreased over time (p<0.05), data showed that the addition of DMF kept the motility and sperm plasma membrane integrity after 24 hours of storage better than other diluents. These results suggest that the addition of DMF to INRA 96® exerts a protective effect on the membrane of spermatozoa improving seminal quality.
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- Paula Domingo
- Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Veterinaria, Área de Obstetricia y Reproducción Animal, Departamento de Patología Animal, España
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- Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Veterinaria, Área de Obstetricia y Reproducción Animal, Departamento de Patología Animal, España
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- Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Veterinaria, Área de Obstetricia y Reproducción Animal, Departamento de Patología Animal, España
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- Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Veterinaria, Área de Salud Animal, Departamento de Patología Animal, España
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- Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Veterinaria, Área de Obstetricia y Reproducción Animal, Departamento de Patología Animal, España
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Brillard JP. Future strategies for broiler breeders: an international perspective. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2019. [DOI: 10.1079/wps20010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- J. P. Brillard
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Recherches Avicoles 37380, Nouzilly, France
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Fadl AM, Ghallab ARM, Ghallab ARM, Abou-Ahmed MM, Abou-Ahmed MM. Quality assessment of cryopreserved New Zealand white rabbit spermatozoa in INRA-82 extender containing different cryoprotectants. WORLD RABBIT SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2019.10892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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<p>The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of supplementation of INRA-82 semen extender with different cryoprotectants (dimethyl sulphoxide; DMSO vs. dimethyl formamide; DMF) on the quality of white New Zealand rabbit buck spermatozoa. We also investigated the possible association between the synergistic action of DMSO and DMF and their relation with INRA-82 extender composition. Semen was collected and pooled from 8 adult rabbit bucks. Pooled semen samples were diluted 1:1 with INRA-82 extender supplemented with DMSO 8%, DMF 8% or a combination of DMSO 4% and DMF 4%. The diluted semen samples were cryopreserved in 0.25 plastic straws. After thawing, progressive motility, sperm viability, sperm abnormalities, membrane integrity, acrosome status, viability index and DNA integrity were evaluated. The results showed that dilution of rabbit buck semen in INRA-82 supplemented with DMSO and DMF (4% each) before freezing significantly (<em>P</em><0.05) improved sperm motility (42.00%), percentage of live spermatozoa (45.30%), proportions of spermatozoa with intact acrosome (59.75%) and percentage of spermatozoa with non-fragmented DNA (86.04%), compared to those diluted in INRA-82 supplemented either with DMSO 8% (+9, +10, +5 and +7 percentage points, respectively) or with DMF 8% alone (+18 +18, +12 and +9 percentage points, respectively). In conclusion, dilution of rabbit buck semen before freezing with INRA-82 extender supplemented with a combination of DMSO 4% and DMF 4% improved quality of frozen-thawed New Zealand White rabbit spermatozoa. Furthermore, our results also suggest that supplementation of INRA-82 with DMSO or with DMF alone at higher concentrations deteriorates the sperm quality.</p>
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Thélie A, Bailliard A, Seigneurin F, Zerjal T, Tixier-Boichard M, Blesbois E. Chicken semen cryopreservation and use for the restoration of rare genetic resources. Poult Sci 2019; 98:447-455. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Domingo P, Olaciregui M, González N, De Blas I, Gil L. Effects of seminal plasma and different cryoprotectants on rabbit sperm preservation at 16°C. Exp Anim 2018; 67:413-420. [PMID: 29899185 PMCID: PMC6219875 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.17-0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The purpose of this research was to assess whether the presence of seminal plasma (SP)
can improve sperm quality of rabbit spermatozoa stored at 16°C for 72 h and moreover
evaluate the cryoprotectant effects of glycerol, N-N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), and
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). Semen samples were pooled and divided in eight fractions.
Four of them were diluted with INRA (extender A), INRA with 6% glycerol (extender B), INRA
with 6% DMF (extender C), or INRA with 6% NMP (extender D), respectively. The other four
fractions were centrifuged, and the supernatant was removed in order to eliminate SP. Each
sample was then resuspended with extender A, B, C, or D, respectively. All samples were
stored at 16°C and analysed at 4, 24, 48, and 72 h by ISAS®, vitality test, HOS
test, and acrosome integrity test. After analyse of the results, SP samples showed a
significantly higher percentage (P=0.020) in the HOS
test (71.9 ± 1.6%) than non-SP samples (66.5 ± 1.6%). Non-SP samples had better results
for kinematic parameters. Extenders A and C showed great results for the percentage of
motile spermatozoa (63.1 ± 4.3% and 63.4 ± 3.7%, respectively), vitality (88.9 ± 2.6% and
87.7 ± 2.7%, respectively), and HOS test (68.9 ± 1.4% and 75.2 ± 1.4%, respectively).
Extenders B and D showed worse data for sperm quality. These results suggest that SP has a
protective effect on rabbit sperm membranes and maintains better sperm motility. The
addition of glycerol and NMP to INRA does not improve rabbit sperm quality; nevertheless,
the DMF cryoprotectant exerts a protective effect on the membrane of spermatozoa,
improving seminal quality during rabbit sperm preservation at 16°C.
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- Paula Domingo
- Department of Animal Pathology, Obstetric and Reproduction Area, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Obstetric and Reproduction Area, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Obstetric and Reproduction Area, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Health Area, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Obstetric and Reproduction Area, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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Slowinska M, Liszewska E, Judycka S, Konopka M, Ciereszko A. Mitochondrial membrane potential and reactive oxygen species in liquid stored and cryopreserved turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) spermatozoa. Poult Sci 2018; 97:3709-3717. [PMID: 29860517 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The extensive use of artificial insemination in turkeys has led to the development of in vitro semen storage. However, fertility rates from liquid stored and frozen/thawed turkey semen are still unsatisfactory. The aim of the study was to assess spermatozoa viability, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and reactive oxygen species production (ROS) in liquid stored and cryopreserved turkey semen with the use of flow cytometry. Moreover, motility and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content in sperm were monitored at the same time to link flow cytometry data with sperm movement and energetics. Liquid storage led to a decrease in sperm motility (80.6 vs. 55.6%, for fresh and stored for 48 h), live sperm with an intact MMP (59.9 vs. 30.5% for fresh and stored for 48 h), and a 20-fold decrease in ATP content after 24 h of storage. A 3-fold increase in ROS+ sperm was observed after 48 h of storage (9.3 vs. 26.8% for fresh and stored for 48 h). Semen equilibration before cryopreservation affected only ATP content. However, freezing/thawing led to a dramatic decrease in all of the studied semen quality parameters. A 5-fold decrease in live sperm with intact MMP (59.8 vs. 11.9%) and a 7-fold increase in sperm ROS+ (10.8 vs. 74.4%) were recorded between fresh and frozen/thawed semen. The results strongly suggested that a significant loss of MMP and a disturbance in sperm ATP production during semen storage can be the main reason for the decline in sperm motility. The disturbance of mitochondria activity during storage seems to be associated with the increase in oxidative stress in turkey semen. Turkey sperm mitochondria also appear to be very sensitive to cryodamage. Diminished energy production in turkey spermatozoa, visible as the low percentage of sperm with an intact MMP and low level of ATP after freezing/thawing, which is associated with high ROS generation, could be responsible for the low fertilizing ability of cryopreserved turkey semen.
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- M Slowinska
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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Lin HL, Liaw RB, Chen YH, Kang TC, Lin DY, Chen LR, Wu MC. Evaluation of cockerel spermatozoa viability and motility by a novel enzyme based cell viability assay. Br Poult Sci 2018; 60:467-471. [PMID: 29355473 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2018.1426832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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1. The results of spermatozoa assessment by the WST-8 (2-[2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl]-3-[4-nitrophenyl]-5-[2,4-disulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium, monosodium salt) assay, flow cytometry (FC) or computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) were compared. 2. Different live/killed ratios of cockerel semen were serially diluted to 120, 60, and 30 × 106 cells/ml, and each sample was analysed by (1) WST-8 assay at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 min, (2) viability with FC, and (3) motility with CASA. 3. The WST-8 reduction rate was closely correlated with spermatozoa viability and motility. The optimal semen concentration for the WST-8 assay was 120 × 106 cells/ml, and the standard curves for spermatozoa viability and motility predictions, respectively, were yviability60 = 162.8x + 104.96 (R2 = 0.9594) after 60 min of incubation and ymotility40 = 225.09x + 96.299 (R2 = 0.8475) after 40 min of incubation. 4. It was concluded that the WST-8 assay is useful for the practical evaluation of cockerel spermatozoa viability and motility. Compared to FC and CASA, the WST-8 assay does not require expensive and complex instrumentation in the lab. Furthermore, one well of the WST-8 reaction can be used to predict spermatozoa viability and motility at the same time, which all lead it to be efficient and economical for semen quality assessment.
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- a Breeding and Genetic Division , Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture , Tainan, Taiwan
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- a Breeding and Genetic Division , Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture , Tainan, Taiwan
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- b Physiology Division , Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture , Tainan, Taiwan
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- b Physiology Division , Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture , Tainan, Taiwan
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- a Breeding and Genetic Division , Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture , Tainan, Taiwan
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- b Physiology Division , Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture , Tainan, Taiwan.,c Institute of Biotechnology , National Chung Kung University , Tainan , Taiwan
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- a Breeding and Genetic Division , Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture , Tainan, Taiwan
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We aimed to compare the effect of three different permeating cryoprotectants on the post-thaw spermatozoa quality. Pooled semen from Oravka cock line (n = 6) was diluted in Kobidil+ extender and frozen in cryoprotectant solutions containing 8% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), 8% ethylene glycol (EG) or 8% glycerol (GL) in liquid nitrogen vapours before being plunged into the liquid nitrogen. Spermatozoa motility parameters were assessed in vitro after freezing-thawing by a computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) system and viability status was examined using fluorescent probes. The lower percentage (P < 0.05) of motile and progressively moving spermatozoa immediately after thawing were obtained in all experimental groups (DMSO, EG, GL) compared with the control. Significant (P < 0.05) differences in total motility and progressive movement between GL and DMSO, EG groups were observed. However, the higher number (P < 0.05) of acrosome damaged spermatozoa was found in the DMSO and EG groups and no significant differences were observed in the GL group compared with the control. Differences (P < 0.05) between experimental groups and the control in the results of spermatozoa necrosis were observed. No significant differences in the percentage of apoptotic spermatozoa were found between control and experimental groups. However, significant differences (P < 0.05) in number of live and necrotic spermatozoa between GL and DMSO, EG groups were examined. The findings of the present study indicate that glycerol seems to be suitable for semen cryopreservation in the gene banks. In addition, fertility evaluation in vivo is needed in order to evaluate the possible contribution for the bank of animal genetic resources.
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Santiago-Moreno J, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso M, López-Sebastián A, Villaverde-Morcillo S, Dávila S, Gil M, Blesbois E. Successful chilling of red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) sperm for use in artificial insemination. Poult Sci 2017; 96:4068-4074. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rakha B, Ansari M, Akhter S, Zafar Z, Naseer A, Hussain I, Santiago-Moreno J, Blesbois E. Dimethyleacetamide improves the cryosurvivability of Indian red jungle fowl ( Gallus gallus murghi ) sperm. Theriogenology 2017; 103:83-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hyaluronic acid improves frozen-thawed sperm quality and fertility potential in rooster. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 184:204-210. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fertility disturbances of dimethylacetamide and glycerol in rooster sperm diluents: Discrimination among effects produced pre and post freezing-thawing process. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 184:228-234. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Full-term potential of goat in vitro produced embryos after different cryopreservation methods. Cryobiology 2017; 75:75-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fattah A, Sharafi M, Masoudi R, Shahverdi A, Esmaeili V. L-carnitine is a survival factor for chilled storage of rooster semen for a long time. Cryobiology 2017; 74:13-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Primordial germ cells (PGCs) generate new individuals through differentiation, maturation and fertilization. This means that the manipulation of PGCs is directly linked to the manipulation of individuals, making PGCs attractive target cells in the animal biotechnology field. A unique biological property of avian PGCs is that they circulate temporarily in the vasculature during early development, and this allows us to access and manipulate avian germ lines. Following the development of a technique for transplantation, PGCs have become central to avian biotechnology, in contrast to the use of embryo manipulation and subsequent transfer to foster mothers, as in mammalian biotechnology. Today, avian PGC transplantation combined with recent advanced manipulation techniques, including cell purification, cryopreservation, depletion, and long-term culture in vitro, have enabled the establishment of genetically modified poultry lines and ex-situ conservation of poultry genetic resources. This chapter introduces the principles, history, and procedures of producing avian germline chimeras by transplantation of PGCs, and the current status of avian germline modification as well as germplasm cryopreservation. Other fundamental avian reproductive technologies are described, including artificial insemination and embryo culture, and perspectives of industrial applications in agriculture and pharmacy are considered, including poultry productivity improvement, egg modification, disease resistance impairment and poultry gene "pharming" as well as gene banking.
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Moghbeli M, Kohram H, Zare-Shahaneh A, Zhandi M, Sharafi M, Nabi MM, Zahedi V, Sharideh H. Are the optimum levels of the catalase and vitamin E in rooster semen extender after freezing-thawing influenced by sperm concentration? Cryobiology 2016; 72:264-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2016.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The majority of poultry genetic resources are maintained in situ in living populations. However, in situ conservation of poultry genetic resources always carries the risk of loss owing to pathogen outbreaks, genetic problems, breeding cessation, or natural disasters. Cryobanking of germplasm in birds has been limited to the use of semen, preventing conservation of the W chromosome and mitochondrial DNA. A further challenge is posed by the structure of avian eggs, which restricts the cryopreservation of ova and fertilized embryos, a technique widely used for mammalian species. By using a unique biological property and accessibility of avian primordial germ cells (PGCs), precursor cells for gametes, which temporally circulate in the vasculature during early development, an avian PGC transplantation technique has been established. To date, several techniques for PGC manipulation including purification, cryopreservation, depletion, and long-term culture have been developed in chickens. PGC transplantation combined with recent advanced PGC manipulation techniques have enabled ex situ conservation of poultry genetic resources in their complete form. Here, the updated technologies for avian PGC manipulation are introduced, and then the concept of a poultry PGC-bank is proposed by considering the biological properties of avian PGCs.
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- Yoshiaki Nakamura
- Division of Germ Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institute of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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Effects of monochromatic light sources on sex hormone levels in serum and on semen quality of ganders. Anim Reprod Sci 2016; 167:96-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The in vitro sperm quality parameters (motility, M; viability, V; normal morphology, NM; plasma membrane integrity, PMI; mitochondrial function, MF) in Muscovy drakes (Cairina moschata) were evaluated by using microscopy and flow cytometry, the correlation among sperm quality parameters and results of artificial insemination was also assessed in present study. M, V and NM were detected by phase contrast microscopy assisted with eosinnigrosin staining, and PMI and MF were detected by using flow cytometry within appropriate fluorescence staining (SYBR-14/PI and R123/PI, respectively). Fertility (F), early embryonic mortality (EEM) and the survival embryo rate (SER) were assessed after the artificial insemination of Muscovy or Kaiya duck (Anas platyrhynchos) females. Sperm PMI and MF, the parameters detected by flow cytometry were positively correlated with sperm M, V, and NM, those were detected by phase contrast microscopy (P<0.05). Sperm V and PMI were negatively correlated with the percentage of early embryo mortality of Muscovy duck fertile eggs (P<0.05). The results of the present study showed the relationships among the AI results and the sperm quality parameters detected by microscopy as well as flow cytometry. In conclusion, flow cytometry assisted with microscopy can be an effective tool to evaluate in vitro sperm quality and may contribute to predict the reproductive performances of individual Muscovy drakes, which helps to improve duck production efficiency.
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Kang KS, Park TS, Rengaraj D, Lee HC, Lee HJ, Choi HJ, Mizushima S, Ono T, Han JY. Fertilisation of cryopreserved sperm and unfertilised quail ovum by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Reprod Fertil Dev 2016; 28:1974-1981. [DOI: 10.1071/rd15126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an important technique in animal biotechnology for animal cloning and conservation of genetic resources, but has been a challenge for avian species. In the present study, we investigated the ability of cryopreserved quail spermatozoa to achieve fertilisation and embryo development. Female quail were killed 70–120 min after previous oviposition to collect unfertilised oocytes from the oviduct. Fresh or cryopreserved–thawed spermatozoa were injected into the cytoplasm of unfertilised oocytes, and the manipulated oocytes were incubated in quail surrogate eggshells. Injection of fresh spermatozoa supplemented with inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) resulted in a significantly increased rate of embryo development compared with injection of fresh spermatozoa alone (90% vs 13%, respectively). Although >80% of embryos stopped cell division and development before Hamburger and Hamilton (HH) Stage 3, approximately 15% of embryos from the fresh sperm injection developed to past HH Stage 4, and one embryo survived up to HH Stage 39 (11 days of incubation). In the case of cryopreserved spermatozoa, the embryo development rate was 30% after ICSI, and this increased significantly to 74% with IP3 supplementation. In conclusion, cryopreserved spermatozoa combined with ICSI followed by surrogate eggshell culture can develop quail embryos.
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Abouelezz FMK, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso MC, López-Sebastián A, Campo JL, Santiago-Moreno J. Sperm-egg penetration assay assessment of the contraceptive effects of glycerol and egg yolk in rooster sperm diluents. Theriogenology 2015; 83:1541-7. [PMID: 25744821 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Glycerol (GLY) and egg yolk (EY) are good cryoprotectants of avian and mammalian sperm, but in birds, they strongly inhibit the eventual fertilization of ova. Using the sperm penetration (SP-holes) assay and fertility trials, the present study investigates (1) the possible mechanism by which this contraceptive effect occurs in chickens and (2) the maximum concentrations of GLY and EY tolerated by fresh rooster sperm. Seventy Black-Barred Andaluza hens (five per treatment) were inseminated four times (twice per week) with 0.1 mL of fresh semen from roosters of the same breed diluted 1:1 (v:v) with Lake and Ravie medium containing different concentrations of GLY or EY. No adverse effects on acrosome integrity, sperm motility, or viability were seen with any concentration of GLY or EY. The number of SP-holes on perivitelline layer samples taken from above the germinal disc became progressively lower at GLY concentrations of 1.5% or greater (P > 0.05). No holes caused by sperms were seen in unfertilized eggs. The corresponding fertility results showed similar reductions when the GLY concentration was 1.5% or greater. No changes in the number of SP-holes were seen with increasing EY concentrations (0%-7.5%), nor were any differences in fertility observed, except for a reduction when 15% EY was used. The results therefore reveal that GLY affects the transit of sperms through the oviduct in their attempt to reach the infundibulum area, limiting their access to the ovum perivitelline layer. Egg yolk had no such effect, nor did it influence acrosome reaction capacity; its mechanism of contraceptive action therefore remains unknown. The maximum GLY and EY concentrations tolerated by the rooster sperm were 0.75% and 7.5%, respectively.
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- F M K Abouelezz
- Department of Animal Reproduction, INIA, Madrid, Spain; Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, INIA, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, INIA, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Breeding, INIA, Madrid, Spain
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Kowalczyk A, Łukaszewicz E. Simple and effective methods of freezing capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.) semen. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116797. [PMID: 25615640 PMCID: PMC4304808 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A continuous decline in the number and range of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.) in many European countries can be observed, mostly due to habitat destruction by human activity, unecological forestry management, and increased density of natural predators. Ex situ in vitro gene banks provide a unique opportunity to preserve the genetic material for future generations. Simple and effective cryopreservation methods for capercaillie semen are discussed. Semen was collected from seven males kept in the Capercaillie Breeding Centre at Forestry Wisła in Poland. Within five minutes after collection, ejaculates were diluted with EK diluent, then divided into two parts, and subjected to two freezing procedures: in pellets and in straws. In fresh semen, ejaculate clearness, viscosity, color and volume, as well as sperm concentration, motility and morphology, were evaluated, while in frozen-thawed semen only motility and morphology of sperm were determined. Fertilizing ability of thawed semen was examined for samples frozen in straws. Significant (P<0.05) differences between individual males were found in relation to the majority of fresh semen traits: ejaculate volume averaged 102.1 µL (varying from 49.0 to 205.0); average sperm concentration was 632.5 x106 mL-1 (178.8–1257.1); percentage of live normal cells varied from 39.2 to 70.3% (58.7% on an average); percentage of motile cells ranged from 76.0 to 85.7%) and motility parameters were male dependent, as well. Both cryopreservation methods had a negative effect on morphology and motility of frozen-thawed semen; however, the straw method yielded 60.7% and the pellet method 42.5% of live cells in total in thawed semen (P<0.05), while the number of live normal (intact) cells was similar (22.4 and 22.2%, respectively). Egg fertility varied between 77.8 and 91.7% (average 84.4%). Both freezing procedures seem to be effective in obtaining acceptable viability and high fertilizing potency of thawed sperm and can be used to create a gene bank of capercaillie semen.
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- Artur Kowalczyk
- Division of Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Shahverdi A, Sharafi M, Gourabi H, Yekta AA, Esmaeili V, Sharbatoghli M, Janzamin E, Hajnasrollahi M, Mostafayi F. Fertility and flow cytometric evaluations of frozen-thawed rooster semen in cryopreservation medium containing low-density lipoprotein. Theriogenology 2015; 83:78-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Santiago-Moreno J, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso M, López-Sebastián A, Gañán N, Hierro M, Marchal F, Campo J, Blesbois E. Characterization of red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) sperm: Seasonal changes and influence of genetic purity. Poult Sci 2015; 94:80-7. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/peu020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cheng CY, Chen PR, Chen CJ, Wang SH, Chen CF, Lee YP, Huang SY. Differential protein expression in chicken spermatozoa before and after freezing–thawing treatment. Anim Reprod Sci 2015; 152:99-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Benesova B, Mucksova J, Kalina J, Trefil P. Restoration of spermatogenesis in infertile male chickens after transplantation of cryopreserved testicular cells. Br Poult Sci 2014; 55:837-45. [DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2014.974506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Abouelezz FMK, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso MC, López-Sebastián A, Campo JL, Santiago-Moreno J. Effect of the Interaction Between Cryoprotectant Concentration and Cryopreservation Method on Frozen/Thawed Chicken Sperm Variables. Reprod Domest Anim 2014; 50:135-41. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- FMK Abouelezz
- Department of Animal Reproduction; INIA; Madrid Spain
- Department of Poultry Production; Faculty of Agriculture; Assiut University; Egypt
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- Department of Animal Reproduction; INIA; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Animal Reproduction; INIA; Madrid Spain
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- Department of Animal Breeding; INIA; Madrid Spain
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Pellet cryopreservation for chicken semen: Effects of sperm working concentration, cryoprotectant concentration, and equilibration time during in vitro processing. Theriogenology 2014; 82:251-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Comparison of vitrification and conventional freezing for cryopreservation of caprine embryos. ZYGOTE 2014; 23:594-602. [DOI: 10.1017/s0967199414000215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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SummaryThe experiment aimed to compare conventional freezing and different vitrification protocols for cryopreservation of caprine embryos at morphological, ultrastructural, and functional levels. Caprine embryos produced in vivo were allocated randomly to three groups: (1) conventional freezing with ethylene glycol (EG); (2) dimethyl sulfoxide + EG (DMSO/EG) vitrification; and (3) dimethylformamide + EG (DMF/EG) vitrification. All groups were scored for cell viability (propidium iodide staining and ultrastructural levels) and re-expansion rate after thawing or warming. Embryos subjected to DMSO/EG vitrification showed higher cell viability (73.33%), compared with DMF/EG vitrification and conventional freezing group embryos (40.00 and 66.66%, respectively). The ultrastructural study revealed that vitrified embryos had greater preservation of cellular structure than embryos from conventional freezing with EG. DMSO/EG vitrification resulted in higher rates of re-expansion in vitro (47.36%) than DMF/EG vitrification (31.58%), and conventional freezing (25.00%). In conclusion, caprine embryos produced in vivo are better cryopreserved after vitrification than conventional freezing, therefore we conclude that DMSO/EG vitrification is the most effective protocol for cryopreservation.
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Comparison of different cryoprotectant regimes for vitrification of ovine embryos produced in vivo. Small Rumin Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2014.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Development of methods for cryopreservation of rooster sperm from the endangered breed “Gallina Valenciana de Chulilla” using low glycerol concentrations. Theriogenology 2014; 81:1174-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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