Title
Sperm viability and acrosome integrity in national frozen bull semen
Other title
Viabilidad espermática e integridad del acrosoma en semen congelado de toros nacionales
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The deterioration of the sperm membrane and acrosome integrity as a method for predicting fertility in bulls was evaluated. Four bulls (2 Holstein and 2 Brown Swiss) from the National Bank of Semen, Lima-Peru were used. Acrosome integrity, sperm membrane integrity, motility, live sperm cells, volume, and sperm concentration during cooling, freezing and thawing was evaluated in 10 ejaculates per sire. In fresh semen, volume was 4.33 ml; sperm concentration was 922.5 x 106/ml and 78.5% of live cells. The individual progressive motility in diluted semen was 82.7 to 86.0% with significant difference between bulls (p<0.05). Acrosome integrity in chilled semen varied from 59.3 to 69.2% and without statistical difference between bulls. Percentage of sperm with intact acrosome decreased from 65.2 in chilled semen to 48.6% in frozen/thawed semen, without statistical difference between bulls. None significant correlation was found between motility and sperm membrane integrity or acrosome integrity.
Start page
192
End page
200
Volume
23
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84873427344
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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