RT article
T1 Effect of the refrigeration system on in vitro quality and in vivo fertility of goat buck sperm
A1 Mocé, Eva
A1 Lozano-Palazón, Salvador A.
A1 Martínez-Granell, María M.
A1 Mocé, Maria Lorena
A1 Gómez, Ernesto A.
K1 Goat buck
K1 Liquid-stored semen
K1 Refrigerated semen
K1 In vitro quality
K1 In vitro fertility
K1 L53  Animal physiology - Reproduction
K1 L70  Veterinary science and hygiene
K1 Cooling
K1 Chilling
K1 Semen
K1 In vitro
AB Cooling goat sperm insemination doses to 4 °C causes a delay in their delivery. However, chilling these doses during the transportation period could expedite their delivery and the insemination process. In this study, an economical and simple apparatus for chilling goat semen doses in itinere was developed, and the in vitro quality and in vivo fertility of these doses were compared with those chilled by means of a programmable water bath in the laboratory at a rate of −0.18 °C/min. Of the tested prototypes, the one that provided an optimal combination of the chilling rate (average of −0.09 °C/min) and time required to reach 4 °C (3 h 45 min) was selected for further testing. Immediately after chilling and 24 h later, the doses chilled in the prototype were determined to be of higher quality than the samples chilled in the programmable water bath. Finally, the kidding rate was similar between the doses chilled in the programmable water bath (61.7% ± 7.1%) and in the prototype (56.1% ± 5.9%). In conclusion, successful chilling of goat sperm doses during transport is possible, thereby accelerating the delivery of insemination doses.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-2615
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7844
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7844
LA en
NO Mocé, E., Lozano-Palazón, S. A., Martínez-Granell, M. M., Mocé, M. L. & Gómez, E. A. (2020). Effect of the Refrigeration System on In Vitro Quality and In Vivo Fertility of Goat Buck Sperm. Animals, 10(12), 2399.
DS MINDS@UW
RD May 27, 2022