Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°C

The present study was designed to determine the effect of three selected extenders on liquid preservation of boar semen at 17°C. Ejaculates (30) were collected from three boars (one ejaculate/boar/week) housed at University pig farm, Ludhiana using dummy sow. Only ejaculates having >70% initial...

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Main Authors: S KUMAR, A K SINGH, S S DHINDSA, P SINGH
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Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2023-08-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/120155
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description The present study was designed to determine the effect of three selected extenders on liquid preservation of boar semen at 17°C. Ejaculates (30) were collected from three boars (one ejaculate/boar/week) housed at University pig farm, Ludhiana using dummy sow. Only ejaculates having >70% initial progressive motility were extended in Beltsville Thawing Solution (BTS), Safe Cell (SFC) and Tris-Egg Yolk (TEY) extenders in the ratio 1:4 and preserved in a BOD incubator at 17°C for 120 h. The semen was evaluated for different sperm attributes and lipid peroxidation (MDA) at 0, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 h of preservation. The mean percentage of sperm motility, viability, plasma membrane integrity and acrosome integrity were significantly higher in BTS as compared to SFC and TEY at different hours of storage period. At 120 h of preservation, highest percentage of in vitro capacitation/acrosome reaction was seen in semen stored in BTS followed by SFC and lowest in TEY after 6 h of incubation. Eventually, significantly lower levels of MDA were noticed in semen extended in BTS than in their contemporary extenders (SFC and TEY) at 96 and 120 h of storage period. The mean percentage of most sperm parameters decreased gradually from day of collection (0 h) up till 120 h in all the extenders. In conclusion, Beltsville Thawing Solution was better than Safe Cell and Tris-Egg Yolk extenders in liquid preservation of boar semen at 17oC owing to improved sperm characteristics and reduced oxidative stress.
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spelling doaj.art-ed28e4018cc24ed4ac633f0c8b20459a2023-08-31T07:03:58ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272023-08-0193810.56093/ijans.v93i8.120155Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°CS KUMAR0A K SINGH1S S DHINDSA2P SINGH3Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 IndiaGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, PunjabGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 IndiaGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141 004 India The present study was designed to determine the effect of three selected extenders on liquid preservation of boar semen at 17°C. Ejaculates (30) were collected from three boars (one ejaculate/boar/week) housed at University pig farm, Ludhiana using dummy sow. Only ejaculates having >70% initial progressive motility were extended in Beltsville Thawing Solution (BTS), Safe Cell (SFC) and Tris-Egg Yolk (TEY) extenders in the ratio 1:4 and preserved in a BOD incubator at 17°C for 120 h. The semen was evaluated for different sperm attributes and lipid peroxidation (MDA) at 0, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 h of preservation. The mean percentage of sperm motility, viability, plasma membrane integrity and acrosome integrity were significantly higher in BTS as compared to SFC and TEY at different hours of storage period. At 120 h of preservation, highest percentage of in vitro capacitation/acrosome reaction was seen in semen stored in BTS followed by SFC and lowest in TEY after 6 h of incubation. Eventually, significantly lower levels of MDA were noticed in semen extended in BTS than in their contemporary extenders (SFC and TEY) at 96 and 120 h of storage period. The mean percentage of most sperm parameters decreased gradually from day of collection (0 h) up till 120 h in all the extenders. In conclusion, Beltsville Thawing Solution was better than Safe Cell and Tris-Egg Yolk extenders in liquid preservation of boar semen at 17oC owing to improved sperm characteristics and reduced oxidative stress. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/120155Boar, Extender, Liquid preservation, Semen, Sperm characteristics
spellingShingle S KUMAR
A K SINGH
S S DHINDSA
P SINGH
Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°C
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
Boar, Extender, Liquid preservation, Semen, Sperm characteristics
title Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°C
title_full Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°C
title_fullStr Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°C
title_full_unstemmed Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°C
title_short Effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°C
title_sort effect of certain extenders on semen quality of boars during preservation at 17°c
topic Boar, Extender, Liquid preservation, Semen, Sperm characteristics
url https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/120155
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