Adolfo Toledano-Díaz, Rosalina Robledo, Esther Alba, Pablo Fernández-Alaez, Pedro García-Casado, Berenice Bernal, Cristina Castaño, Olga Torres, Wendy M Rauw, Julián Santiago-Moreno
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Abstract
The present study compares two protocols for the cryopreservation of chicken semen. Both protocols had an initial low cooling rate in the first step, followed by higher cooling rates around ice nucleation (Protocol 1) or following the dissipation of the latent heat of fusion (Protocol 2) in the second step. Semen ejaculates obtained from 12 roosters were diluted with Rootex with 6% dimethylformamide and frozen following either Protocol 1 (from +5°C to -10°C at 5°C/min and from -10°C to -130°C at 60°C/min) or Protocol 2 (from +5°C to -35°C at 7°C/min and from -35°C to -140°C at 60°C/min). Compared with fresh semen, following both protocols, cryopreservation resulted in reduced post-thaw sperm quality (p < .001). Post-thaw percentage of sperm with an intact plasma membrane was greater using Protocol 2 than Protocol 1 (p < .05). The results suggest that high cooling rates around the time of ice nucleation are not recommendable.
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The journal offers comprehensive information concerning physiology, pathology, and biotechnology of reproduction. Topical results are currently published in original papers, reviews, and short communications with particular attention to investigations on practicable techniques.
Carefully selected reports, e. g. on embryo transfer and associated biotechnologies, gene transfer, and spermatology provide a link between basic research and clinical application. The journal applies to breeders, veterinarians, and biologists, and is also of interest in human medicine. Interdisciplinary cooperation is documented in the proceedings of the joint annual meetings.
Fields of interest: Animal reproduction and biotechnology with special regard to investigations on applied and clinical research.