Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

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Enhancing liquid-chilled storage and cryopreservation capacities of ram spermatozoa by supplementing the diluent with different additives

  • Rateb, Sherif A. (Animal and Poultry Production Division, Desert Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation) ;
  • Khalifa, Marwa A. (Animal and Poultry Production Division, Desert Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation) ;
  • El-Hamid, Ibrahim S. Abd (Animal and Poultry Production Division, Desert Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation) ;
  • Shedeed, Hesham A. (Animal and Poultry Production Division, Desert Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation)
  • Received : 2019.04.18
  • Accepted : 2019.09.30
  • Published : 2020.07.01
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Abstract

Objective: In the present study, we determined efficiency of incorporating caffeine, melatonin or omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid in the diluent on mitigating consequences of (a) liquid chilled- and (b) cryo-storage of ram spermatozoa. Methods: In the first experiment, ejaculates (n = 30) were collected from 5 adult rams and were pooled, diluted (1:10) with Tris-citric acid (base diluent) and were split into 4 aliquots assigned for: control (untreated), caffeine (0.1 mM), melatonin (0.3 mM) or omega-3 fatty acids (0.3 mM) (T0). The diluted specimens were stored at 4℃ for 48 h, during which sperm physical and cytological properties were evaluated along with oxidative stress indices (T24, T48). In the second experiment, 15 ejaculates (3 per male) were pooled, diluted with glycerolized base diluent (4% glycerol, v/v) and were split corresponding to the same previous treatment groups before being processed for cryopreservation. Post-thaw physical and kinematic sperm properties were assessed by a computer-assisted sperm analysis system. Results: The results clarified superiority of both melatonin and omega-3 supplementation on maintaining (p<0.05) sperm properties, while reducing (p<0.05) lipid peroxidase reaction and enzymatic activities of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase in preservation medium, compared to caffeine either during liquid-chilled storage or cryopreservation of spermatozoa. Conclusion: Melatonin and omega-3 are regarded efficient alternatives to caffeine when processing ram spermatozoa for application of artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization.

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