Effects of a calcium chelator, a detergent and the soybean lecithin on the quality of the frozen-thawed goat semen
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2008.26690Keywords:
Goat, Semen, Cryopreservation, ExtenderAbstract
The aim of this paper was verifying the effect of the Equex STM Paste and EDTA addition to a Tris-egg yolk extender, on the post-thaw goat sperm viability. Nine semen samples of two adult goats were collected by artificial vagina and cryopreserved. It was also objective of this study, to evaluate the utilization of a soybean lecithin based commercial extender (Bioexcell® - IMV, L'Aigle, French) for the goat semen freezing. They were formed five experimental groups: TRIS; TRIS+EDTA; TRIS+EQUEX; TRIS+EDTA+EQUEX e Bioexcell. After evaluation, the semen was diluted in the five extenders and packed in 0.25mL straws with 100 million of motile spermatozoa. The samples were cooled at 0,46°C/min to 5°C, submitted at 75min of equilibration time and frozen in liquid nitrogen vapour. The thawing was accomplished in 37ºC water bath for 50s. There were no differences (P>;0,05) on the means of post-thaw total and progressive sperm motility among the groups TRIS, TRIS+EQUEX and TRIS+EQUEX+EDTA. The Bioexcell group obtained the least (P<0,05) percentage of post-thawing total and progressive sperm motility. After the thermotolerance test, it was observed the greatest (P<0,05) rates of total and progressive sperm motility in the Equex STM groups (TRIS+EQUEX and TRIS+EQUEX+EDTA). Thus, it can be affirmed that the Equex addition promotes better maintenance rates in the pos-thaw sperm viability, when compared with the extenders that did not contain it.Downloads
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Bittencourt RF, Ribeiro Filho A de L, Lima MCC, Alves SGG, Vasconcelos MF, Biscarde CE, et al. Effects of a calcium chelator, a detergent and the soybean lecithin on the quality of the frozen-thawed goat semen. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2008 Aug. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 8];45(4):305-12. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26690