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Differences in preservation of canine chilled semen using simple sperm washing, single-layer centrifugation and modified swim-up preparation techniques

Dorado, J.; Gálvez, M.J.; Demyda-Peyrás, S.; Ortiz, I.; Morrell, J.M.; Crespo, F.; Gósalvez, J.; Hidalgo, M.

Reproduction Fertility and Development 2015

2015


ISSN/ISBN: 1031-3613
PMID: 25879166
DOI: 10.1071/rd15071
Accession: 057619200

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This study compared the efficacy of simple sperm washing (SW), single-layer centrifugation (SLC) and modified swim-up (SU) techniques in the preparation of dog spermatozoa for cooling. Eighteen ejaculates, collected from three dogs (six per dog), were pooled (three ejaculates per pool) and divided into three aliquots: (1) one aliquot was washed and cooled at 5°C for 72h, considered as control (SW-control), (2) the second aliquot was selected by SLC through Androcoll-C and subsequently cooled in the same way as the SW-control samples (SLC-AC) and (3) the last aliquot was selected by a modified SU method with Androcoll-C and cooled as mentioned above (SU-AC). Assessment of sperm motility, sperm morphology, sperm membrane integrity and acrosome integrity were performed on aliquots of fresh semen and chilled-rewarmed samples. Sperm membrane integrity and progressive motility were significantly (PPP>0.05). The recovery rates were not significantly (P>0.05) different between SW-control, SLC-AC and SU-AC samples. Our results confirm that SU-AC may be a successful method for the preparation of dog spermatozoa for cooling.

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