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Arshad J, Parrish JJ, Awan MA, Rakha BA, Waseem M, Ahmad MS, Iqbal S, Akhter S. Prediction of Nili-Ravi buffalo bull fertility through Fourier harmonic analysis of sperm. Theriogenology 2024; 225:162-171. [PMID: 38805998 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.05.033] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
Abstract
Fourier harmonic analysis (FHA) is a robust method for identification of minute changes in sperm nuclear shape that are indicative of reduced fertility. The current study was designed to develop a fertility prediction model for Nili-Ravi buffalo bulls through FHA of sperm. In experiment I, FHA technique was standardized, average sperm nuclear perimeter was measured and sperm nuclear shape plot of buffalo bull was constructed. Sperm of buffalo bulls (n = 10) were stained with YOYO-1 and Hoechst-33342 to differentiate live and dead, and digital images were captured using phase contrast and fluorescent microscopy. The images were analyzed by ImageJ software and 100 sperm/bull were evaluated. The results are described as mean ± SEM values of mean harmonic amplitude (mharm), skewness harmonic amplitude (skharm), kurtosis harmonic amplitude (kurharm) and variance harmonic amplitude (varharm) at Fourier frequencies 0-5 along with the cartesian and polar coordinate plots of buffalo bull sperm. In experiment II, a fertility prediction model was developed based on FHA of buffalo bull sperm. Semen samples of low (n = 6), medium (n = 3) and high (n = 8) fertility bulls were investigated for FHA of sperm and harmonic amplitudes (HA) were generated. Firstly, to determine if live and dead sperm population have unique nuclear shape distribution; the mean, skewness, kurtosis and variance HA 0-5 of 1700 live and 1294 dead spermatozoa of 17 bulls were evaluated. T-test signified a difference in the mharm0 (2.363 ± 0.01 vs. 2.439 ± 0.02), skharm0 (-0.0002 ± 0.07 vs. -0.266 ± 0.09), kurharm0 (-0.156 ± 0.07 vs. 0.260 ± 0.18), kurharm2 (0.142 ± 0.11 vs. 1.031 ± 0.32) and varharm4 (0.109 ± 0.00 vs. 0.082 ± 0.00) of live vs. dead sperm population (p < 0.05). Therefore, 100 live sperm/bull were further evaluated for mean, skewness, kurtosis and variance HA 0-5 values among high (n = 6) and low-fertility (n = 6) groups. Results of T-test showed higher values of mharm2 (0.739 ± 0.01 vs. 0.686 ± 0.00), mharm4 (0.105 ± 0.001 vs. 0.007 ± 0.001), and skharm0 (0.214 ± 0.109 vs. -0.244 ± 0.097) in high vs. low-fertility group (p < 0.05). In next step, five significantly different combinations of discriminant measures between high and low-fertility groups were obtained by discriminant analysis. In conclusion, mharm4, skharm0 and varharm2 correctly identified 91.7 % of bulls into their respective fertility groups, and upon cross validation the value of the canonical correlation was 0.928.
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Affiliation(s)
- Javeria Arshad
- Department of Zoology, Wildlife & Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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- Department of Zoology, Wildlife & Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Wildlife & Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Livestock Breeding Services Authority, Government of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Wildlife & Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Wysokińska A, Szablicka D, Dziekońska A, Wójcik E. Analysis of changes in the morphological structures of sperm during preservation of liquid boar semen in two different seasons of the year. Anim Reprod Sci 2023; 256:107297. [PMID: 37481889 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2023.107297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
Abstract
Animal fertility is the result of a combination of genetic, physiological and environmental factors. Assessment of semen quality plays a key role in determining the reproductive performance of boars. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of two seasons of the year on the morphology, morphometry, cell membrane integrity and mitochondrial activity of sperm during storage of liquid boar semen at 17 °C. The study was carried out using 20 boars. Four ejaculates were collected from each boar in each of two seasons of the year. All tests were carried out five times: at 1, 24, 48, 96 and 168 h during storage. The results showed that sperm in ejaculates collected in summer are more sensitive to storage conditions than those from ejaculates obtained in winter. The percentage of sperm with morphological defects was shown to increase with the storage time of the diluted ejaculates, particularly between 96 and 168 h of preservation. In summer, the percentage of sperm with an intact cell membrane and the percentage with high mitochondrial membrane potential are much lower than in winter, at every hour of semen preservation. In the case of boars used for artificial insemination, it is worth taking into account the season when the semen is collected, especially if it is to be stored in liquid form. Assessment of sperm cell structures during storage of liquid semen should be implemented at insemination stations and should be carried out more often in summer.
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- Anna Wysokińska
- Faculty of Agrobioengineering and Animal Husbandry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland.
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- Faculty of Agrobioengineering and Animal Husbandry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
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- Department of Animal Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Faculty of Agrobioengineering and Animal Husbandry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
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Rempel LA, Parrish JJ, Miles JR. Genes Associated With Chromatin Modification Within the Swine Placenta Are Differentially Expressed Due to Factors Associated With Season. Front Genet 2020; 11:1019. [PMID: 33173528 PMCID: PMC7538786 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.01019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Seasonal reproductive inefficiency is still observed in modern swine facilities. We previously reported global placental methylation activity was reduced from summer breedings and tended to be less from semen collected during cooler periods. The objective of the current study was to evaluate chromatin modification marks within swine placenta in relationship to breeding season, semen collection season, and semen storage. White composite gilts were artificially inseminated in August or January using single-sire semen that was collected during warm or cool periods and stored as either cryopreserved or cooled-extended. Gilts were harvested 45 days post-breeding, and placental samples from the smallest, average, and largest fetus in each litter were collected and stored at −80°C until RNA extraction. An RT2 Profiler assay featuring 84 known chromatin modification enzyme targets was performed using placental RNA pooled by litter. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction results were analyzed using the MIXED procedure, and P-values were Hochberg corrected using the MULTTEST procedure in SAS. The complete model included the fixed effects of breeding season (winter or summer), semen collection season (cool or warm), semen storage (cooled-extended or cryopreserved), interactions; boar as repeated effect; and plate as random effect. If interactions were not significant, only the main effects were tested. The genes, ATF2, AURKA, and KDM5B, were different (P < 0.05) by interaction of breeding season, semen collection season, and semen storage. In general, the greatest (P < 0.05) expression was in placentas derived from summer breedings. Expression of AURKA was also influenced by semen collection and storage. Expression of placental KDM5B from winter breedings was also greater (P < 0.05) from semen collected during cool periods. Placental expressions of ASH2L, DNMT3B, ESCO1, HDAC2, ING3, KDM6B, MYSM1, and SMYD3 were greater (P < 0.05) from summer breedings. Increased expressions of known chromatin modification genes, from placentas derived from summer breedings, are likely responsible for differences in gene transcription between summer- or winter-derived placentas.
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- Lea A Rempel
- USDA, ARS, US Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- USDA, ARS, US Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, United States
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Padilla L, Lucas X, Parrilla I, Perez-Patiño C, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Roca J, Barranco I. Period of Boar Ejaculate Collection Contributes to the Yearly Intra-Male Variability of Seminal Plasma Cytokines. BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9050105. [PMID: 32443675 PMCID: PMC7285058 DOI: 10.3390/biology9050105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The concentrations of cytokines in seminal plasma (SP) fluctuate over time in healthy males, weakening their practical usefulness as diagnostic tools. This study evaluated the relevance of intra-male variability in SP cytokines and to what extent the period of the year when ejaculate is collected contributes to such variability. Thirteen cytokines (GM-CSF, IFNγ, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-18, and TNFα) were measured using the Luminex xMAP® technology for 180 SP samples of ejaculate collected over a year from nine healthy and fertile boars. The SP samples were grouped into two annual periods according to decreasing or increasing daylight and ambient temperature. Intra-male variability was higher than inter-male variability for all cytokines. All SP cytokines showed concentration differences between the two periods of the year, showing the highest concentration during the increasing daylength/temperature period, irrespective of the male. Similarly, some cytokines showed differences between daylength/temperature periods when focusing on their total amount in the ejaculate. No strong relationship (explaining more than 50% of the total variance) was found between annual fluctuations in SP-cytokine levels and semen parameters. In conclusion, the period of the year during which ejaculates were collected helps explain the intra-male variability of SP-cytokine levels in breeding boars.
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- Lorena Padilla
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (L.P.); (X.L.); (I.P.); (C.P.-P.); (I.B.)
- IMIB-Arrixaca, Regional Campus of International Excellence, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (L.P.); (X.L.); (I.P.); (C.P.-P.); (I.B.)
- IMIB-Arrixaca, Regional Campus of International Excellence, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (L.P.); (X.L.); (I.P.); (C.P.-P.); (I.B.)
- IMIB-Arrixaca, Regional Campus of International Excellence, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (L.P.); (X.L.); (I.P.); (C.P.-P.); (I.B.)
- IMIB-Arrixaca, Regional Campus of International Excellence, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (L.P.); (X.L.); (I.P.); (C.P.-P.); (I.B.)
- IMIB-Arrixaca, Regional Campus of International Excellence, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-868-884-735
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; (L.P.); (X.L.); (I.P.); (C.P.-P.); (I.B.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain
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Choi J, Kwon K, Lee Y, Ko E, Kim Y, Choi Y. Characteristics of Pig Carcass and Primal Cuts Measured by the Autofom Ⅲ Depend on Seasonal Classification. Food Sci Anim Resour 2019; 39:332-344. [PMID: 31149674 PMCID: PMC6533396 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2019.e30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate slaughtering performance, carcass
grade, and quantitative traits of cuts according to seasonal influence by each
month in pigs slaughtered in livestock processing complex (LPC) slaughterhouse
in Korea, 2017. A total of 267,990 LYD (Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc)
pig data were used in this study. Results of slaughter heads, sex distribution,
carcass weight, backfat thickness, grading class, total weight, and fat and lean
meat percentages of each cut predicted by Autofom Ⅲ were obtained each
month. The number of slaughtered pigs was the highest in early and late fall but
the lowest in midsummer. Only in midsummer that the number of females was higher
than that of castrates. During 2017, carcass weight was the lowest in late
summer. Backfat thickness was in the range of 21–22 mm. In mid and late
spring, pigs showed high 1+ grade ratio (37.05% and 36.15%,
respectively). For traits of 11 cuts predicted by Autofom Ⅲ, porkbelly
showed lower total weight, lean weight, and fat weight in midsummer to early
fall but higher lean meat percentage compared to other seasons. Weights of
deboned neck, loin, and lean meat were the highest in midfall compared to other
seasons (p<0.05). In conclusion, characteristics of slaughtering,
grading, and economic traits of pigs seemed to be highly seasonal. They were
influenced by seasons. Results of this study could be used as basic data to
develop seasonal specified management ways to improve pork production.
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- Jungseok Choi
- Department of Physiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, 6229 ER, The Netherlands
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- Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation, Sejong 30100, Korea
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- Dodram Pig Farmers Cooperative, Icheon 17405, Korea
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- Dodram Pig Farmers Cooperative, Icheon 17405, Korea
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- Dodram Pig Farmers Cooperative, Icheon 17405, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
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Rempel LA, Krautkramer MM, Parrish JJ, Miles JR. Impact of seasonality, storage of semen, and sperm head-shape on whole tissue methylation and expression of methylation responsive candidate genes in swine placenta and fetal livers from summer and winter breedings. Mol Reprod Dev 2019; 86:465-475. [PMID: 30767330 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Epigenetics includes the study of external factors that can influence the expression of genes by altering the accessibility of DNA through methylation. To investigate the epigenetic influence of season, sperm head shape, and semen storage on placental and fetal tissues, pregnancies were generated in the summer or winter using boar semen from either least or most sperm head shape change, collected during cool or warm seasons, and stored as cooled-extended or cryopreserved. The lowest (p < 0.05) ratios of 5-methylcytosine to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine activity (5mC:5hmC) in fetal liver were from summer breedings and in placental tissues from winter breedings. The relative expression of placental CDH1 tended ( p < 0.10) to be greater in placenta generated from cryopreserved semen or semen collected during cool periods. The relative expression of placental GNAS was affected ( p < 0.05) by the interaction of breeding and semen collection seasons. Cryopreserved semen increased ( p < 0.05) the placental relative expression of GNAS. Placental MEST and RHOBTB3 tended ( p < 0.10) to have a greater relative expression from pregnancies generated using semen collected during cool periods used during winter breedings. Within fetal liver, the relative expression of GNAS and HGF was greater ( p < 0.05) from winter breedings. Interaction of winter breedings and least sperm head shape change tended ( p < 0.10) to have the greatest fetal liver expression of CDH1. Seasonality of semen collection, breeding, and the effect on sperm head shape change had an influence on the expression of genes with known differentially methylated regions or response to methylation activity from embryonic and extraembryonic tissues.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lea A Rempel
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska
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