The effect of different extenders on the motility and morphology of ram sperm frozen or stored at 4 °C

Authors : Recai KULAKSIZ, Çiğdem ÇEBİ, Ergun AKÇAY

Pages : 177-182

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to evaluate the effects on sperm motility and abnormality in ram semen extended with skimmed milk insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(M);, sodium citrate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SC);, Tris insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T);, and Bioxcell® insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(B); after storage in liquid form at 4 °C and in frozen form. Ejaculates were collected from 3 Akkaraman rams by artificial vagina twice a week during the non-breeding season. After pooling, each pooled ejaculate was split into 4 equal aliquots and diluted with skimmed milk insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(M);, sodium citrate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SC);, Tris insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T);, and Bioxcell® insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(B); extenders. Sperm motility was significantly higher insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.05); in M compared with B, SC, and T on the first and second days insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(48 h); of storage. With regard to the percentage of total abnormal spermatozoa, the results in M were different from insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.05); from those of SC and T on the first day insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(24 h); of storage but no different from B. Differences among extenders were found to be significant post-thawing for spermatozoa motility and the percentage of total abnormal spermatozoa. The total abnormality of semen diluted with M was significantly lower than that observed in the other extenders. Consequently, it was found that skimmed milk was better than the other extenders in terms of the sperm parameters evaluated during liquid storage and post-thaw.
Keywords : Key words Ram semen, extenders, liquid storage, cryopreservation, sperm parameters