Effect of glycerol, n, n-dimethylformamide and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone on rabbit sperm stored at 4 °C and 16 °C

Paula Domingo; Maite Olaciregui; Noelia González; Ignacio De Blas; Lydia Gil

doi:10.21451/1984-3143-AR2018-0100

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Effect of glycerol, n, n-dimethylformamide and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone on rabbit sperm stored at 4 °C and 16 °C

Paula Domingo; Maite Olaciregui; Noelia González; Ignacio De Blas; Lydia Gil

http://dx.doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-AR2018-0100 Anim Reprod, vol.16, n4, p.887-894, 2019

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Abstract: Artificial insemination with cooled semen is the most common practice in rabbit farms and any improvement on it helps to increase the efficiency and productivity of rabbit meat farms. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether different cryoprotectant agents (CPA) as glycerol, N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) and N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) can improve cooled rabbit sperm quality stored at 4ºC and 16ºC. Sperm samples were diluted with INRA 96^® (Extender A), INRA 96^® with 6% glycerol (Extender B) or 6% DMF (Extender C) or 6% NMP (Extender D) respectively and stored at 4ºC and 16ºC. Samples were then analysed at 4, 24, 48 and 72 hours after refrigeration by integrated sperm analysis system (ISAS^®), eosin-nigrosin stain (vitality), hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOS test) and acrosome integrity test. Extender C showed higher percentage of motility, vitality and HOS test than extender B and D (p<0.05). Whereas sperm quality decreased over time (p<0.05), data showed that the addition of DMF kept the motility and sperm plasma membrane integrity after 24 hours of storage better than other diluents. These results suggest that the addition of DMF to INRA 96^® exerts a protective effect on the membrane of spermatozoa improving seminal quality.

Keywords

cryoprotectant, dimethylformamide, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, glycerol, rabbit sperm preservation

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Effect of glycerol, n, n-dimethylformamide and n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone on rabbit sperm stored at 4 °C and 16 °C

Paula Domingo; Maite Olaciregui; Noelia González; Ignacio De Blas; Lydia Gil

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