Extenders have been established as an alternative to compensate the antioxidant deficiencies of stallion semen during freezing. Several research works have aimed to evaluate the effect of various additives with antioxidant properties on the equine sperm cryotolerance; however, in limited occasions this has been linked with the extender total antioxidant capacity (TAC). This research aimed to evaluate the effect of two additives on freezing extender TAC and stallion semen cryotolerance. Semen of five Colombian Creole horses was frozen in an extender under three treatments: T0: control, T1: quercetin 100 μM, T2: phosphates and carbonates (Na2HPO4 0.32 mg/ml + KH2PO4 0.67 mg/ml + K2CO3 0.39 mg/ml). TAC of extender was evaluated by the ABTS test. Post-thaw motility and kinetics, abnormal morphology (AM), and structural (MSI) and functional (HOS) plasma membrane integrity were assessed. The ...

Extenders have been established as an alternative to compensate the antioxidant deficiencies of stallion semen during freezing. Several research works have aimed to evaluate the effect of various additives with antioxidant properties on the equine sperm cryotolerance; however, in limited occasions this has been linked with the extender total antioxidant capacity (TAC). This research aimed to evaluate the effect of two additives on freezing extender TAC and stallion semen cryotolerance. Semen of five Colombian Creole horses was frozen in an extender under three treatments: T0: control, T1: quercetin 100 μM, T2: phosphates and carbonates (Na2HPO4 0.32 mg/ml + KH2PO4 0.67 mg/ml + K2CO3 0.39 mg/ml). TAC of extender was evaluated by the ABTS test. Post-thaw motility and kinetics, abnormal morphology (AM), and structural (MSI) and functional (HOS) plasma membrane integrity were assessed. The ...

The aim of this research was to evaluate the use of centrifuged egg yolk (CEY) in the freezing process of canine epididymal spermatozoa. Testicular-epididymis complexes (TECs) were obtained after the orchiectomy of 20 domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) of different breeds and with an age range between 1 and 6 years. The tail of the epididymis was dissected and spermatozoa were obtained by the retrograde flow technique. The spermatozoa were divided into two aliquots and extended in Triladyl® supplemented with 10% CEY (CEY10) or 20% CEY (CEY20). Semen freezing was performed using a standard protocol with liquid nitrogen vapors and semen was packed in straws of 0.5 ml. A computerized system was used to evaluate the motility, kinetics and concentration of spermatozoa. In addition, post-thawing sperm vitality (VE), abnormal morphology (MA) and plasma membrane integrity (HOS) were evaluated. St...

El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar el uso de yema de huevo centrifugada (YHC) en la congelación de espermatozoides epididimales caninos. Se obtuvieron los complejos testículo-epidídimo (CTE) después de la orquiectomía de 20 perros domésticos (Canis familiaris) de varias razas y en un rango de edad entre 1 y 6 años. Se diseccionó la cola del epidídimo y se obtuvieron los espermatozoides mediante la técnica de flujo retrógrado. Los espermatozoides obtenidos se dividieron en dos alícuotas y se diluyeron en Triladyl® suplementado con YHC al 10% (YHC10) o YHC al 20% (YHC20). Se realizó la congelación del semen mediante un protocolo convencional con vapores de nitrógeno líquido en pajillas para 0.5 ml. Se utilizó un sistema computarizado para evaluar la movilidad, la cinética y la concentración de los espermatozoides. Adicionalmente, se evaluaron posdescongelaci...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of four separation methods on seminal quality and in vitro fertilizing capacity of equine cryopreserved spermatozoa. Straws of equine cryopreserved semen were used for sperm separation through the Androcoll, CushionFluid, EquiPure and Percoll methods. A Sperm Class Analyzer (SCA®) system was used to determine total motility, progressive motility, curvilinear velocity, linear velocity and average speed. Also, intact acrosome and sperm vitality were evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. In vitro fertilizing capacity was assessed by in vitro fertilization of bovine oocytes with spermatozoa obtained by each separation method.Cleavage rates were determined after three days of in vitro culture. The results were analyzed using generalized linear models (GLM) and means of the four methods were compared using the Tukey test. The CushionFluid was s...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of four separation methods on seminal quality and in vitro fertilizing capacity of equine cryopreserved spermatozoa. Straws of equine cryopreserved semen were used for sperm separation through the Androcoll, CushionFluid, EquiPure and Percoll methods. A Sperm Class Analyzer (SCA®) system was used to determine total motility, progressive motility, curvilinear velocity, linear velocity and average speed. Also, intact acrosome and sperm vitality were evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. In vitro fertilizing capacity was assessed by in vitro fertilization of bovine oocytes with spermatozoa obtained by each separation method.Cleavage rates were determined after three days of in vitro culture. The results were analyzed using generalized linear models (GLM) and means of the four methods were compared using the Tukey test. The CushionFluid was s...