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Schütze, Saskia [Verfasser]. "DNA stability of stallion sperm: Factors affecting chromatin integrity in individual stallions / Saskia Schütze." Hannover : Bibliothek der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1080868305/34.
Full textWaite, Jessica Arlene. "Cushioned centrifugation of stallion semen: factors impacting equine sperm recovery rate and quality." Thesis, Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85886.
Full textKetchum, Chelsea C. "Identification of Sperm Chromatin Proteins as Candidate Markers of Stallion Fertility." DigitalCommons@USU, 2018. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7345.
Full textHeidmiller, Melodee Kathleen. "Characterization of the equine spermadhesin HSP-7 found on stallion spermatozoa as it relates to stallion fertility and sperm capacitation." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2011. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/484.
Full textDawson, George Ray. "LOCALIZATION ON SPERM, QUANTIFICATION AND MOLECULAR FEATURES OF TWO SEMINAL PROTEINS." Diss., Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona, 2005. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu%5Fetd%5F1047%5F1%5Fm.pdf&type=application/pdf.
Full textErtmer, Franziska [Verfasser]. "Induced oxidative stress in stallion sperm: effects on osmotic resistance and cryosurvival / Franziska Ertmer." Hannover : Bibliothek der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1124565574/34.
Full textKhan, Mohd Azam Khan bin Goriman. "Studies on capacitation and the effects of cooling and low temperature storage on stallion sperm function." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.244254.
Full textHeutelbeck, Anna [Verfasser]. "Cryopreservation of stallion sperm: correlating hypo-osmotic resistance and cryosurvival, and use of density centrifugation for delayed cryopreservation / Anna Heutelbeck." Hannover : Bibliothek der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1037830989/34.
Full textCanuto, Lucas Emanuel Ferreira. "Efeito do plasma seminal sobre a ligação de espermatozoides da cauda do epidídimo equino aos explantes da tuba uterina." Botucatu, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/182003.
Full textResumo: A recuperação de espermatozoides da cauda do epidídimo é uma das principais alternativas nos casos de óbito inesperado, eutanásia, processos obstrutivos ou castração terapêutica. Nessa técnica os espermatozoides não entram em contato com o plasma seminal, não incorporando seus constituintes, que interferem nos processos fisiológicos importantes para fertilização, como a ligação dos espermatozoides ao reservatório da tuba uterina, que aumenta a vida útil do espermatozoide e diminui as chances de poliespermia. Nesse sentido o objetivo do presente trabalho foi comparar a cinética e ligação da tuba uterina aos espermatozoides recuperados da cauda do epidídimo com e sem adição de plasma seminal. Utilizou-se 8 garanhões da raça Minihorse para o resgate de espermatozoides da cauda do epidídimo pela técnica de fluxo retrógrado. Após a colheita foi dividido em 4 grupos, LD apenas com diluente a base de leite desnatado, GO recebeu adição de diluente para congelação a base de gema de ovo, PSB plasma seminal de garanhão com alta fertilidade e capacidade de refrigeração, e PSR plasma seminal de garanhão com fertilidade e capacidade de refrigeração inferiores. Foi avaliado cinética, integridade de membrana espermática e a taxa de ligação à explantes da tuba uterina. Não apresentaram diferença na integridade da membrana nem na taxa de ligação, no entanto, observou-se diferença quanto a cinética espermática. Conclui-se que a adição de plasma seminal de diferentes garanhões interferiu, de for... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: Sperm retrieval from the tail of the epididymis is one of the main alternatives in cases of unexpected death, euthanasia, obstructive processes, therapeutic castration. In this technique spermatozoa do not come into contact with the seminal plasma, not incorporating their constituents, which interfere in the physiological processes important for fertilization, such as sperm binding to the uterine tube reservoir, which increases sperm life and decreases the chances of polyspermia. In this sense, the objective of the present study was to compare the kinetics and uterine tubal attachment to the spermatozoa recovered from the tail of the epididymis with and without addition of seminal plasma. Eight minihorse stallions were used to retrieve spermatozoa from the tail of the epididymis by the retrograde flow technique. After harvesting was divided into 4 groups, LD only with diluent the skim milk base, GO received addition of diluent for freezing the egg yolk, PSB seminal stallion plasma with high fertility and cooling capacity, and PSR seminal plasma fertility and lower cooling capacity. Kinetics, spermatic membrane integrity and the rate of binding to the explants of the uterine tube were evaluated. There was no difference in membrane integrity or binding rate, however, a difference was observed in spermatic kinetics. It was concluded that the addition of seminal plasma of different stallions interfered, differently in spermatozoa kinetics of the tail of the epididymis increased t... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Lühr, Janina [Verfasser], Harald [Akademischer Betreuer] Sieme, and Hariëtte [Akademischer Betreuer] Oldenhof. "Evaluation of fertilization capacity of cryopreserved stallion sperm, directly after thawing and after cooled storage / Janina Lühr ; Harald Sieme, Hariëtte Oldenhof." Hannover : Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, 2018. http://d-nb.info/117923717X/34.
Full textGojowsky, Marina [Verfasser]. "Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies on freezing-induced membrane phase behavior of stallion sperm in the presence of cryoprotective agents / Marina Gojowsky." Hannover : Bibliothek der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1024421678/34.
Full textDamásio, Liliane Isabel Costa. "A problemática da refrigeração de sémen equino." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/15976.
Full textFlores, Jonas Gomes. "Fatores relacionados à determinação do sexo de potros da raça PSC." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/179251.
Full textThe biotechnologies of reproduction in equine species have been improved in the last decade and the horse breeders started to inquire about the possibility of intervention regarding to the sex determination in foals. Sex determination is important because the sex of the foal has a great influence on the commercial value of the foal. The aim of the present study is was to evaluate the influence of the time of the breeding in relation to time of ovulation in the sex of the foals, besides analyzing other factors such as: the age of the mare and the stallion; ovulation inductor, ovary and the diameter of the preovulatory follicle. The study was accomplished in studs located Bagé/RS and Aceguá/RS – Brazil (31°24'06.1''S 54°07'47.5''W) and (31°30'16.0''S 54°07'45.5''W) during the breeding seasons from 2011 to 2015, using 259 reproductive cycles of 160 mares and 22 stallions of Thoroughbred breed. Information like the induction of ovulation agent that was used (Deslorelin; n = 187 or hCG; n = 72); date of breeding (n = 259); time of ovulation in relation to the breeding (+24 hours; n = 69 and -24 hours; n = 190); age of the mare (G1: up to the age of 8; n = 123 G2: from the age of 9 to the age of 14; n = 110 and G3: >14 years old; n = 26); age of the stallion (up to the age of 14; n = 11 and >15 years old; n = 11); ovary in which the ovulation occurred (Right; n = 122 and Left; n = 137) were catalogued and evaluated As result, 136 (52,51%) were born colts and 123 (47,49%) were born fillies. The elapsed time from breeding to ovulation did not influence on the sex of the product, on mares that ovulated in less than 24 hours after the ovulation induction: 104 foals (54,74%) were male and 86 (45,26%) were female, whereas in the mares that ovulated in more than 24 hours, 32 foals (46,38%) were male and 37 (53,62%) were female. The percentage of born females regarding to the age of the mare was 46,34% (n = 57), 47,27% (n = 52) and 46,15% (n = 12) in the groups G1, G2 and G3, respectively. From stallions up to the age of 15 years, 44,14% (n = 49) were females and from those which were older than 15 years old, 49,66% (n = 73) were females. There was no difference regarding the sex of the product in relation to the ovulation inducer agent (Deslorelin x hCG) and ovary in which the ovulation occurred. None of the factors studied modified the male:female proportion of the born foals.
Smedts, Ellen. "Beurteilung von nativen und aufgetauten Spermatozoen fertiler und subfertiler Hengste mit Hilfe der Phasenkontrast- und Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-87838.
Full textEvaluation of fresh and frozen-thawed semen samples of fertile and subfertile stallions by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Institut of Pathology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig Reproduktionsmedizinische Einheit der Kliniken der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover In this study the ultrastructure of fresh and frozen-thawed semen samples of 50 stallions from the National Stud of Lower Saxony (Celle, Germany) were evaluated by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Three ejaculates of each stallion were available for the motility analysis and the morphological analysis by lightmicroscopy after fixation in formol citrate. Based on the fertility data, the ejaculates of 12 stallions (3 fertile stallions, 3 subfertile stallions and 6 stallions of average fertility) were selected for the morphological analysis by TEM. The native samples and one frozen-thawed sample from these stallions were prepared for the TEM at the Institute of Pathology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uni-versity of Leipzig. The sperm cells were washed and the seminal plasma from the native samples and the diluents of the frozen-thawed samples were replaced by a 5%-glutaraldehyde solution in a 0,1 M cacodylate buffer pH 7,2. The fixative was removed, the pellet was washed again and mixed with gelatin. The sperm rich fraction in the gelatin mass was excised and stored in glutaraldehyde. A second fixation in OsO4 was followed by a dehydratation in ethanol and a polymerization phase in epon. After 5 days of polymerization the starred samples were used for semi- and ultratight cuts. The latter were placed on a copper grid, contrasted with uranyl acetate and lead citrate and analyzed with the transmission electron micro-scope (EM 900) by 80 kV. In the fresh samples, 360 sperm cells were examined per stallion, whereas in the frozen-thawed samples only 120 sperm cells per stallion were evaluated. The microscopic pictures were of a high quality. However, the sperm plasma membrane showed some fixation artifacts. In the thawed samples a lower contrast was noticed than in the fresh samples. The sperm cells in the frozen-thawed samples showed an increase in acrosome defects, acrosome reactions, damage of the cell plasma membrane, mitochondria, fibrous sheet and outer dense fibers. The latter defect was associated with a decrease in proximal and distal cytoplasmatic droplets. Swollen acrosomes with a lower matrix density and a bright mitochondrial matrix were typically present in the cryopreserved samples. The ultrastructural defects in these samples, examined by TEM, have led to the development of a standard evaluation protocol with the most common sperm defects in stallion semen. TEM is an expensive and time consuming technique, which cannot be used to obtain quantitative results, but is considered as an accurate method for the qualitative examination of semen samples in cases of unexplained subfertility. TEM can especially be recommended for the diagnosis of nuclear (nuclear malformations and pouches) and acrosomal defects (acrosome deformations, acrosome vacuoles, detached acrosomes and acrosome reactions), mitochondrial (mitochondrial sheet defects, mitochondrial proliferation, decrease in mitochondrial matrix density) and axonema malformations (anormal position or quantity of microtubules and fibrous sheet or outer dense fibers defects) and the detection of immature sperm cells in ejaculates. The results of this study state that TEM can be useful for the evaluation of both fresh and frozen-thawed semen samples. Compared to the light microscopic evaluation of stallion sperm, the TEM images give more precise information because of their higher magnification rate and the ability to reveal internal sperm structures. However, light microscopy remains the best method to detect sperm neck defects, deformed tailes and sperm cells with multiple heads or tails
Rodríguez, Shirley Andrea Flórez. "Efeitos de diferentes diluidores sobre a cinética, membranas, morfologia e cromatina espermáticas durante a refrigeração de sêmen equino." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/10/10131/tde-06052013-092347/.
Full textTo develop the efficiency of cooling semen is the great advantage in the equine reproduction, as according to the equine population to grow up, too increase the demand to market and transport of cooling semen. This experiment was performed to verify the effects of different extenders to equine cooling semen at 5°C on the sperm kinetic, membranes, morphology and chromatin during 12 hours of storage. Were utilized four ejaculates from four stallions of different breeds, collected a week. Immediately after the collection, the in natura semen was evaluated as the sperm movement using the Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA), integrity of plasma and acrossomal membranes and mitochondrial membrane potential, using the fluorescent probes (PI, H342, FITC-PSA and JC-1, by epifluorescência microscopy), sperm morphology by microscopy of differential interference contrast (DIC) and chromatin denaturation by Toluidine blue. As soon as finished the analyses, the semen was diluted using three different extenders: SMT, skim milk based and Tyrode medium (adapted from PADILLA; FOOTE, 1991), BSAG, extender containing BSA (adapted from GIBB et al., 2011) and SMK, skim milk based (KENNEY et al., 1975; control), following was packed in flasks at 50 x 106sperm/mL concentration and cooling at 5°C in BotuFLEX® (Botupharma, Botucatu-SP) box, during 12 hours. The semen was analyzed 5 minutes after dilution (T0), 4 (T4), 8 (T8) and 12 hours (T12) after cooling about sperm movement, plasma and acrossomal membranes integrity and mitochondrial membrane potential sperm morphology and chromatin denaturation. The statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Analysis System (SAS inst. Inc.) software. To all variables was utilized the analysis of variance (ANOVA). To media comparison was utilized the Tukey method, considering the significant level at 5%. Were observed interactions between times X treatment to majority of sperm kinetic characteristic. Among the found effects of the extenders, it was detached that SMT and SMK were superior to preserve total and progressive motility and percentage of rapid sperm in detriment to BSAG extender. It about the membranes preservation the SMT extender (56.6±18.7%) was significantly superior to SMK (49.6±18.6%), which was superior to BSAG (25.8±14.8%) as percentage of sperm with plasma and acrossomal membranes integrity and high mitochondrial potential (PIAIA). Behavior similar was observed to the plasma membrane integrity and potential mitochondrial membrane percentage. Contrary, The acrossomal membrane was not affected by semen cooling at 5ºC until 12 hours independently of the extender. It was found major percentage of defect total to cooling semen using BSAG (50±12.4%) extender compared to SMT (42.6±11.2%) and SMK (41.8±12.4%). When evaluated the sperm chromatin were not found effect of the cooling time neither of the extenders; however, when compared to in natura semen notice an increase on the percentage of spermatozoa with moderate chromatin denaturation after 12 hours of cooling at 5ºC with BSAG extender. It was concluded that the equine semen cooling at 5ºC change the sperm kinetic oscillating way among extenders during the time until 12 hours. The SMT and SMK extenders are better to preserve the sperm kinetic, membranes integrity and morphology than BSAG extender.
Farias, Lidia Dutra. "Adição de ácido docosahexaenóico (DHA) e ácido eicosanóico (EPA) em meio diluente na criopreservação de sêmen de garanhões da raça crioula." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/181412.
Full textIn equines, a variability in the quality of frozen semen is described, mainly related to the considerable variations in the composition of the sperm plasma membrane. In this context, studies investigate alternatives to increase fertility when using frozen semen, and the addition of polyunsaturated fatty acids to the freezing diluent is suggested. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of different levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids: eicosanoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in specific diluent medium for the species on the characteristics of the post-thawing spermatozoa. Semen was used of four stallions (four ejaculates per stallion) of the Crioula breed. The semen was diluted in commercial freezing diluent based on egg yolk, glycerol and dimethylformamide (Botu-Crio ©) by adjusting the concentration to 200 x 10 vi viable spermatozoa / mL (control group) and, in sequence, the other treatments: addition of docosahexaenoic acid at 25μm and 50μm / mL and eicosanoic acid at 25μm and 50μm / mL. After thawing, sperm kinetics analyzes were performed in the Computerized Analysis System for Sperm Evaluation, of the following variables: total motility, progressive motility, rapid motility, slow motility, local motility, path velocity, progressive velocity, curvilinear velocity, lateral head displacement amplitude, beating frequency, linearity and linearity; and evaluation of physical integrity through the use of fluorescent probes, and membrane functionality by the hyposmotic test. No difference in the variables evaluated. This is the first study to describe the addition of eicosanoic acid to equine semen. We concluded that with the addition of docosahexaenoic and eicosanoic acid at the concentrations tested did not alter the variables evaluated in the semen of Crioula stallions.
Silva, Yamê Fabres Robaina Sancler da. "Efeito da pentoxifilina na função testicular e produção espermática de equinos submetidos a estresse térmico escrotal." Botucatu, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/151563.
Full textResumo: O presente estudo propõe avaliar o efeito do tratamento oral com pentoxifilina sobre a qualidade seminal, morfometria, histologia e expressão gênica testicular de garanhões submetidos ao estresse térmico escrotal. Além disso, objetiva testar a eficiência de novo método de aquecimento escrotal na espécie equina. Para isso 14 garanhões foram divididos em três grupos: Controle (CT, n=4), Degenerado (DG, n=5) e Degenerado Tratado (PTX, n=5). O insulto térmico escrotal foi realizada utilizando uma bolsa térmica acoplada a uma fonte de ar aquecido a 50º C, durante uma hora no início da manhã e uma hora no final da tarde, no D-1 e D0. Um dia após o insulto (D1), o tratamento com 17 mg/kg pentoxifilina oral, a cada 12 h, foi iniciado e conduzido por 30 dias. Os animais foram coletados duas vezes por semana do D-24 ao D60 e o sêmen avaliado quanto a cinética, morfologia espermática, integridade de membrana plasmática, geração do ânion superóxido intracelular e mitocondrial, índice de peroxidação lipídica e índice de caspases ativadas 3 e 7. No D30 e D60 biópsias testiculares foram realizadas e as amostras destinadas a histopatologia, e ao RT-qPCR, quanto a resposta a apoptose, choque térmico e estresse oxidativo. As medidas testiculares de comprimento, altura e largura foram mensuradas utilizando paquímetro, e o volume testicular relativo foi calculado, uma vez por semana do D-5 ao D60. Dentre os resultados obtidos, o método de estresse térmico escrotal utilizado se mostrou eficiente ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
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Oliveira, Sidnei Nunes de. "Efeito do glicerol e amidas em diferentes curvas de refrigeração sobre a qualidade do sêmen congelado equino." Botucatu, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/192458.
Full textResumo: Durante o processo de criopreservação os espermatozoides de garanhões sofrem danos osmóticos que são irreversíveis. Mesmo utilizando-se as melhores técnicas de criopreservação, este processo ainda é prejudicial às células espermáticas sendo em média a taxa de sobrevivência espermática em torno de 50%. Além disso, ainda há uma porcentagem de espermatozoides sobreviventes portadores de danos subletais, fazendo com que seja limitada a capacidade de sobrevivência das células espermáticas após a descongelação e como consequência existe uma queda na fertilidade. Está bem estabelecido que os espermatozoides de diferentes garanhões domésticos variam significativamente em criosensibilidade, este fato pode estar relacionado com o efeito do crioprotetor, assim como pode ter relação com o tamanho molecular do crioprotetor penetrante e curva de refrigeração utilizada. Enquanto o glicerol continua a ser o crioprotetor mais comum para espermatozoides, existem fatores limitantes pelo seu uso, incluindo danos na membrana através de um efeito osmótico, sendo assim, as amidas têm sido estudas com o objetivo de minimizar os efeitos causados pelo glicerol durante o processo de criopreservação, por apresentarem melhor crioproteção da membrana das células espermáticas. Sendo assim, a proposta desse trabalho foi avaliar diferentes crioprotetores em diferentes curvas de refrigeração sobre a qualidade do sêmen equino. Para tanto, o estudo foi realizado para avaliar o efeito dos crioprotetores glicerol... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: During the cryopreservation process, sperm from stallions suffer osmotic damage that is irreversible. Even using the best cryopreservation techniques, this process is still harmful to sperm cells, with an average sperm survival rate of around 50%. In addition, there is still a percentage of surviving sperm with sublethal damage, causing the sperm cells' ability to survive after thawing to be limited and as a consequence there is a fall in fertility. It is well established that sperm from different domestic stallions vary significantly in cryosensitivity, this fact may be related to the effect of the cryoprotectant, as well as it may be related to the molecular size of the penetrating cryoprotectant and the cooling curve used. While glycerol remains the most common cryoprotectant for sperm, there are limiting factors for its use, including damage to the membrane through an osmotic effect, so amides have been studied with the aim of minimizing the effects caused by glycerol during cryopreservation process, as they present better cryoprotection of the sperm cell membrane. Thus, the purpose of this work was to evaluate different cryoprotectants in different refrigeration curves on the quality of equine semen. To this end, the study was carried out to evaluate the effect of cryoprotectants glycerol, methylformamide, dimethylformamide and dimethylacetamide in concentration at 5% in four refrigeration curves: 1°C/min-1, 0.25°C/min-1, 4°C/min-1 with stabilization at 5°C for 15min and... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Brandão, Alessandra Cunha. "Efeito do laser diodo sobre as características de motilidade, de integridade das membranas plasmática e acrossomal e de potencial de membrana mitocondial de espermatozóides criopreservados de eqüinos." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/10/10131/tde-09012009-162214/.
Full textSperm motility depends on energy consumption. In some species sperm mitochondria play an important role in the production of energy for tail activity. Low-level laser irradiation increases this production as a modulation tool. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of a continuous 650 nm wavelength diode laser irradiation, with dose 6 J/cm2 for 120s, in the motility, plasma and acrosomal membrane integrity and mitochondrial membrane potential in fresh and frozen equine spermatozoa. Five ejaculates were obtained from five stallions (n=25). Semen was packaged into 0.5mL straws with 200x106 cells/mL in a Botu-CrioTM (Biotech-Botucatu-Ltda/ME, Botucatu, Brazil) and frozen by automated technique using a programmed machine (TK3000®, TK Tecnologia em Congelação-Ltda, Uberaba, Brazil). Fresh samples were divided in two groups: spermatozoa treated with laser and without laser (non treated spermatozoa), and frozen samples in three groups: spermatozoa treated with laser before freezing; spermatozoa treated with laser after thawing and without laser (cryopreserved spermatozoa). Cryopreserved samples were analyzed immediately after thawing (time 0) and two hours after thawing (time 2). Motility was evaluated by computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA, Ivos-Ultimate of Hamilton Thorne Biosciences), plasma and acrosomal membrane integrity and mitochondrial membrane potential were evaluated by flow cytometry (FACSaria-Beckton-Dickeson, San Jose, USA). The data were analyzed by the SAS program, at a 5% level. Beat cross frequency (BCF) test was higher (p<0.05) for fresh semen group treated with laser (34.8 ± 0.7%) as compared to non treated group (without Laser - 33.4 ± 0.8%). At time zero, mitochondrial membrane potential was lower in laser treatment before freezing group (40.7 ± 1.5%); compared to without laser treatment group (cryopreserved spermatozoa - 47.4 ± 2.4%) (P<0.05). Two hours after thawing, plasma and acrosomal integrity was higher (P<0.05) in the group were spermatozoa were treated with laser before freezing (8.3 ± 0.7%) compared with the group without laser treatment (cryopreserved spermatozoa) (6.2 ± 0.6%). The group treated with laser after thawing didn´t show any difference (P>0.05) compared to the others groups at this period. However, at time 0 percentage of progressive motility was lower (2.0 ± 0.3%) (P<0.05) than groups treated with laser before freezing (6.5 ± 1.3%) and cryopreserved without laser (5.5 ± 1.1%). These results indicated that the irradiation of 650 nm wavelength diode laser improves beat cross frequency in the fresh semen and support a long term (2 hours) protection to plasma and acrosomal membrane of equine spermatozoa. Based on the results of frozen semen, the best moment for laser application is before cryopreservation protocol. New studies with different diode laser wavelength, different power and energy doses should be driven in order to improve stallion semen cryopreservation.
Pessoa, Gilson Antonio. "Separação espermática pré refrigeração do sêmen equino." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/148272.
Full textThe reproduction biotechnologies in equine species have advanced in the last decade both in aggregate knowledge by research as well as the market demand. However, it in the equine species often with male subfertility where the ejaculate has a high number of sperm with morphological and / or property changes. The use of only viable cells to perform the cooling process seeks to avoid loss of material (diluent) and production of toxic metabolites to viable sperm. The aim of this study was to use the sperm separation (glass and spin wool with Androcoll®) pre-cooling to increase the viability of semen chilled ponies stallions at 5 ° C for 48 hours. We evaluated the motility parameters, membrane functionality (HOST), sperm viability (CFDA / PI), mitochondrial activity and morphology in fresh and chilled semen (24 and 48h). The use of filtration glass wool or Androcoll® pre-cooling of equine semen selected sperm with higher motility, functionality membrane, sperm viability and mitochondrial activity. In addition to filtration through glass wool afforded cooling semen with a high number of morphologically normal cells without significant losses of spermatozoids the filtration process. Both glass wool technique as centrifugation with Androcoll® were efficient in separating ejaculated more viability for cooling. Already glass wool technique presents itself as a low cost and simple technique to be applied to both small or large volumes of semen.
Kavak, Ants. "Evaluation of sperm production, testicular measurements and post-thaw sperm quality in Tori and Estonian breed stallions /." Uppsala : Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, 2004. http://epsilon.slu.se/9329559.pdf.
Full textVivani, Leticia. "Molecular Pathways Involved in Stallion Sperm Capacitation." 2011. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/553.
Full textRosenberg, Jennifer L. "Effects of Strenuous Exercise on Stallion Sperm Quality." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-08-11852.
Full textFigueiredo, Maria Inês Lopes. "Investigation of Changes in Stallion Sperm Mitochondrial Membrane Potential During Storage." Master's thesis, 2016. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/83887.
Full textFigueiredo, Maria Inês Lopes. "Investigation of Changes in Stallion Sperm Mitochondrial Membrane Potential During Storage." Dissertação, 2016. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/83887.
Full textWrench, Nicola. "Effect of season on sperm membrane protein 22 and selected mRNAs in fresh and cryopreserved stallion sperm." 2007. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11092007-124518/unrestricted/etd.pdf.
Full textStump, Karen Elizabeth. "Evaluation of Stallion Sperm Membrane Integrity Using Varied Flow Cytometer-Based Methodologies." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/149554.
Full textEdmond, Ann J. "Effect of Density Gradient Centrifugation on Quality and Recovery Rate of Equine Sperm." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-311.
Full textSeale, Jennifer. "Analysis of estrone sulphate, testosterone, and cortisol concentrations around time of ejaculation and potential correlation to sexual behavior and sperm characteristics in stallions." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-737.
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Full textEvaluation of fresh and frozen-thawed semen samples of fertile and subfertile stallions by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Institut of Pathology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig Reproduktionsmedizinische Einheit der Kliniken der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover In this study the ultrastructure of fresh and frozen-thawed semen samples of 50 stallions from the National Stud of Lower Saxony (Celle, Germany) were evaluated by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Three ejaculates of each stallion were available for the motility analysis and the morphological analysis by lightmicroscopy after fixation in formol citrate. Based on the fertility data, the ejaculates of 12 stallions (3 fertile stallions, 3 subfertile stallions and 6 stallions of average fertility) were selected for the morphological analysis by TEM. The native samples and one frozen-thawed sample from these stallions were prepared for the TEM at the Institute of Pathology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uni-versity of Leipzig. The sperm cells were washed and the seminal plasma from the native samples and the diluents of the frozen-thawed samples were replaced by a 5%-glutaraldehyde solution in a 0,1 M cacodylate buffer pH 7,2. The fixative was removed, the pellet was washed again and mixed with gelatin. The sperm rich fraction in the gelatin mass was excised and stored in glutaraldehyde. A second fixation in OsO4 was followed by a dehydratation in ethanol and a polymerization phase in epon. After 5 days of polymerization the starred samples were used for semi- and ultratight cuts. The latter were placed on a copper grid, contrasted with uranyl acetate and lead citrate and analyzed with the transmission electron micro-scope (EM 900) by 80 kV. In the fresh samples, 360 sperm cells were examined per stallion, whereas in the frozen-thawed samples only 120 sperm cells per stallion were evaluated. The microscopic pictures were of a high quality. However, the sperm plasma membrane showed some fixation artifacts. In the thawed samples a lower contrast was noticed than in the fresh samples. The sperm cells in the frozen-thawed samples showed an increase in acrosome defects, acrosome reactions, damage of the cell plasma membrane, mitochondria, fibrous sheet and outer dense fibers. The latter defect was associated with a decrease in proximal and distal cytoplasmatic droplets. Swollen acrosomes with a lower matrix density and a bright mitochondrial matrix were typically present in the cryopreserved samples. The ultrastructural defects in these samples, examined by TEM, have led to the development of a standard evaluation protocol with the most common sperm defects in stallion semen. TEM is an expensive and time consuming technique, which cannot be used to obtain quantitative results, but is considered as an accurate method for the qualitative examination of semen samples in cases of unexplained subfertility. TEM can especially be recommended for the diagnosis of nuclear (nuclear malformations and pouches) and acrosomal defects (acrosome deformations, acrosome vacuoles, detached acrosomes and acrosome reactions), mitochondrial (mitochondrial sheet defects, mitochondrial proliferation, decrease in mitochondrial matrix density) and axonema malformations (anormal position or quantity of microtubules and fibrous sheet or outer dense fibers defects) and the detection of immature sperm cells in ejaculates. The results of this study state that TEM can be useful for the evaluation of both fresh and frozen-thawed semen samples. Compared to the light microscopic evaluation of stallion sperm, the TEM images give more precise information because of their higher magnification rate and the ability to reveal internal sperm structures. However, light microscopy remains the best method to detect sperm neck defects, deformed tailes and sperm cells with multiple heads or tails.