Viability of bull spermatozoa collected from the epididymis stored at 18-20°C
AUTOR(ES)
Bertol, Melina Andrea Formighieri, Weiss, Romildo Romualdo, Thomaz-Soccol, Vanete, Kozicki, Luiz Ernandes, Fujita, Aline Silva, Abreu, Renata Azevedo de, Green, Kerriel Thandile
FONTE
Braz. arch. biol. technol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2013-10
RESUMO
The aim of this study was to evaluate the viability of bull spermatozoa collected from the cauda epididymis stored at 18-20°C, which were compared with semen collected by electro-ejaculation method and preserved at 5°C. Ten pairs of testes from Tabapuã bulls were removed by orchiectomy and stored for 6 (G6), 12 (G12), 18 (G18), 24 (G24) and 30 (G30) h at room temperature (18-20°C). Seven days before orchiectomy, semen was collected by electro-ejaculation method. The sperm parameters evaluated were: sperm motility, vigor, concentration, morphology and acrosome defects. Sperm motility declined (p<0.05) when spermatozoa were stored for 30 h in the epididymis. The spermatozoa from the epididymis showed lower sperm motility than that of spermatozoa collected via electro-ejaculation. There was a little expressive decrease in sperm vigor and increased in morphological defects with storage time, but the acrosome integrity was not affected. Cold storage (5°C) maintained sperm viable for 15 to 40.8 h. Thus, it was possible to recover viable sperm with 41.25% of motility from the cauda epididymis stored at room temperature of 18-20°C for 30 h. There were differences between the ejaculated and epididymal sperm for the bulls and the conservation at 5°C allowed short-term preservation of the gametes.
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