Comparison Between Three Cryoprotectants in the Freezing ofMazama americanaSemen Collected by Artificial Vagina

Maintaining genetic variability is an important part of the conservation of endangered species, so the construction of germplasm banks is essential. Several species of the genusMazamaendure constant pressure in their natural habitat and are threatened with extinction. The correct manipulation and ad...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alvarez, Maria C. L. [UNESP], Rola, Luciana D. [UNESP], Duarte, Jose M. B. [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/197060
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/bio.2020.0012
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/197060
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:germplasm banks
dimethylformamide
ethylene glycol
glycerol
deer
Descripción
Sumario:Maintaining genetic variability is an important part of the conservation of endangered species, so the construction of germplasm banks is essential. Several species of the genusMazamaendure constant pressure in their natural habitat and are threatened with extinction. The correct manipulation and adequacy of the diluents and cryoprotectants must be studied to be successful in the formation of these banks. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of three different cryoprotectants in sperm cryopreservation in the speciesMazama americana: 6% glycerol (GLY), 3% ethylene glycol (ETG), and 5% dimethylformamide (DMF). Semen was obtained with the lateral deviation of the penis to an artificial vagina. In the pre-freeze and post-thaw periods, motility, vigor, membrane integrity, acrosome integrity, and sperm cell morphology were evaluated for each of the cryoprotectants. Post-thaw motility was higher when semen was frozen with cryoprotectants GLY and DMF (55.31 +/- 7.39 and 55.94 +/- 2.77, respectively), compared with the result obtained for ETG (48.13 +/- 2.39). For major defects (MaD), a difference was observed between the pre- and post-cryopreservation periods, such that DMF generated a higher number of post-thaw MaD (25.94 +/- 5.37). All cryoprotectants were efficient for cryopreservation ofM. americanasemen, resulting in samples with satisfactory viability after thawing. However, the medium with the cryoprotectants GLY, at a concentration of 6%, and DMF, at a concentration of 5%, were preferable.