Effect of n-methylacetamide concentration and thawing rate on chicken sperm quality after cryopreservation
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Abstract:
In seeking alternative cryoprotectants to glycerol for a reference chicken semen freezing procedure, the aim of the present study was to compare the effect of two concentrations of N-Methylacetamide (MA) and two thawing rates on the quality of frozen-thawed semen. Semen samples were diluted in Lake pre-freezing extender, including 0.1 M trehalose in presence of 6% or 9% MA, loaded into straws, frozen in nitrogen vapors, and stored in liquid nitrogen. The following thawing treatments were used: 5 °C for 100 s and 38 °C for 30 s. Sperm quality (cell membrane integrity, motility and kinetic parameters) was assessed before and after cryopreservation. The decrease of MA concentration from 9 to 6% improved sperm quality after freezing/thawing and this effect was dependent on thawing temperature. Decreasing the MA concentration from 9 to 6% improved the proportion of undamaged membrane, motile, and progressive motile sperm recovered after thawing at 5 °C for 100 s; in contrast, no effect of the MA concentration was observed thawing at 38 °C for 30 s. Therefore, the treatment with 6% MA and thawing at 5 °C for 100 s has given the best cryoprotective action. These results contribute to improve the efficacy of the current chicken semen cryopreservation procedures.
Tipologia CRIS:
03A-Articolo su Rivista
Keywords:
Cryodamage; Cryoprotectants; N-Methylacetamide; Sperm cryopreservation; Thawing temperature
Elenco autori:
Mosca F.; Zaniboni L.; Sayed A.A.; Iaffaldano N.; Soglia D.; Schiavone A.; Cerolini S.
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