The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of initial cooling time at 5 degrees C during semen cryopreservation on post-thaw quality and reproductive performance of rabbit semen. Pooled semen samples (n=6) were divided into two subsamples and cooled at 5 degrees C for 45 or 90min. After cooling, the semen samples were diluted to a ratio of 1:1 (v:v) with a freezing extender composed of Tris-citrate-glucose (TCG) containing 16% of dimethylsulfoxide and 0.1mol/L sucrose. The semen was subsequently loaded in 0.25ml straws, equilibrated at 5 degrees C and frozen in liquid nitrogen vapor. After thawing, sperm motility, viability, osmotic resistance, acrosome and DNA integrity were assessed. Our results indicate that the longer cooling time, that is, 90min before cryopreservation significantly improves sperm post-thaw viability, motility and fertility. In fact, reproductive performances obtained with semen frozen after a 90min cooling time were similar to those produced by fresh semen insemination. Hence, the present research provides an effective freezing protocol for rabbit semen that will allow for the creation of a sperm cryobank for the conservation of Italian rabbit genetic resources, as well as the use of frozen semen doses in commercial farms.
Initial cooling time before freezing affects post-thaw quality and reproductive performance of rabbit semen / M. Di Iorio, M.A. Colonna, M. Miranda, P. Principe, M. Schiavitto, S. Cerolini, A. Manchisi, N. Iaffaldano. - In: ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL. - ISSN 1344-3941. - 89:9(2018 Sep), pp. 1240-1244. [10.1111/asj.13046]
Initial cooling time before freezing affects post-thaw quality and reproductive performance of rabbit semen
S. Cerolini;
2018
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of initial cooling time at 5 degrees C during semen cryopreservation on post-thaw quality and reproductive performance of rabbit semen. Pooled semen samples (n=6) were divided into two subsamples and cooled at 5 degrees C for 45 or 90min. After cooling, the semen samples were diluted to a ratio of 1:1 (v:v) with a freezing extender composed of Tris-citrate-glucose (TCG) containing 16% of dimethylsulfoxide and 0.1mol/L sucrose. The semen was subsequently loaded in 0.25ml straws, equilibrated at 5 degrees C and frozen in liquid nitrogen vapor. After thawing, sperm motility, viability, osmotic resistance, acrosome and DNA integrity were assessed. Our results indicate that the longer cooling time, that is, 90min before cryopreservation significantly improves sperm post-thaw viability, motility and fertility. In fact, reproductive performances obtained with semen frozen after a 90min cooling time were similar to those produced by fresh semen insemination. Hence, the present research provides an effective freezing protocol for rabbit semen that will allow for the creation of a sperm cryobank for the conservation of Italian rabbit genetic resources, as well as the use of frozen semen doses in commercial farms.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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