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The effects of different concentrations of cryoprotectant (dimethyl sulfoxide; DMSO), cooling rate and straw size on the post-thaw motility of frozen sperm from spotted wolffish, Anarhichas minor, were studied. There was no significant difference in the post-thaw motility of sperm treated with three different concentrations of DMSO (10, 20 and 30%). Similarly, there was no significant difference in the post-thaw motility of spermatozoa when using different freezing rates (i.e. distance of straws from the surface of liquid N2, 4.7, 5.5 and 7.1°C min−1) and the straw size (0.5 and 1.0 ml) did not affect survival. The cryopreservation of sperm can be used to make up for the frequent lack of sperm and/or the unsynchronised timing of sperm production in spotted wolffish males and the ovulation time in females. The results show that sperm from spotted wolffish can be frozen to secure access to viable sperm, but further experiments are needed in order to reveal the effect of different parameters on the post-thawing mortality and define the optimum conditions for cryopreservation.  相似文献   

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The post-thaw motility and fertility of Japanese pearl oyster sperm show large variances, even among sperm samples obtained from the same individuals. This study aimed to clarify the factors that cause such differences. Spermatozoa were diluted 50 times with diluent comprising 10 % methanol, 18 % fetal bovine serum, and 72 % seawater, and dispensed into 0.25 ml straws. A total of 59 straws were cooled, one by one, at 11 different heights from the surface of liquid nitrogen (LN) to −50 °C, and then immediately immersed in LN. After thawing the straws, the relationships between the cooling rate and the post-thaw motility and post-thaw fertility of the spermatozoa were examined. Both the post-thaw motility and the post-thaw fertility showed a sharp peak when the straws were cooled at around −20 °C/min. There was a strong correlation between post-thaw motility and fertility (P < 0.001). There was a large difference in the cooling rates and the post-thaw motilities and fertilities of the spermatozoa, even between straws cooled at the same height. These results indicate that the optimum range for the cooling rate of oyster spermatozoa is quite narrow, and the method of cooling straws at a fixed distance from the LN surface is unsuitable for the cryopreservation of Japanese pearl oyster spermatozoa.  相似文献   

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The effects of three extenders (Ginzburg fish ringer, Calcium‐free Hank's balanced salt solution, C‐F HBSS and sodium chloride, 0.9% NaCl) and four cryoprotectants (dimethyl sulphoxide, DMSO; dimethyl acetamide, DMA; methanol, MeOH and glycerol) in different concentrations (5%, 10% and 15%) on the motility, viability and fertilization rates of Mekong catfish (Pagasius bocourti) sperm were investigated. Sperm samples were transferred into 250‐μL French straws and sealed with a heated haemostat. The straws were then placed in a cryochamber. A computer‐controlled rate freezer (CL 3300) and programmable Cryogenesis, version 4 were used to regulate the freezing rate. The sperm samples were frozen at a rate of 10°C min?1 from 4 to ?80°C and then evaluated after 72 h. Of the three extenders used with each cryoprotectant, C‐F HBSS had the highest fertilization rate of 75% (93% of control). This was not significantly different from the control treatment (fresh sperm) when tested with DMSO as the cryoprotectant. The lowest fertilization rate of 27% (38% of control) was resulting from the combination of 15% glycerol and C‐F HBSS. This study found that fertilization, motility and viability rates in all of the experiments had a positive significant correlation (< 0.001).  相似文献   

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The aim of this study was to develop a simple cryopreservation protocol for silver barb, Barbodes gonionotus, semen using a dry shipper. Freezing rates within the upper and lower chambers of dry shipper were recorded for 14 days post liquid nitrogen loading (dpl). To regulate freezing rates, straws (250 and 500 µl) wrapped with various insulators (polystyrene foam box, oxygen tube, silicone tube and electric wire) were frozen within the upper chamber. Straws containing semen diluted with Calcium‐free Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (Ca‐F HBSS) and 10% dimethyl sulphoxide were cryopreserved with or without insulators. Appropriate protocols were selected based on sperm quality during a 45‐day cryostorage. The upper chamber had potential as a freezing chamber within 9 dpl due to no significant (p > 0.05) change in freezing rates. High percentages of sperm motility and viability (p < 0.05) were observed when 250 µl straws with silicone tube (T4) frozen for 5 min, non‐insulated 500 µl straws (T9) and 500 µl straws with polystyrene foam box (T12) frozen for 1–5 min, having freezing rates of 43.1 ± 1.3, 71.3 ± 1.4 and 14.7 ± 0.4°C/min respectively. Dry shipper can be used as a freezing tool to cryopreserve silver barb semen.  相似文献   

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In spite of the fact that egg yolk from different avian species has successfully been used as an additive for the cryopreservation of sperm in mammalian species, its efficacy for cryopreserving fish sperm has not previously been tested comparatively. Therefore, the present study was carried out to determine the effect of egg yolks from different avian species, namely domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and quail (Coturnix coturnix), on post-thaw motility and fertilization ability of cryopreserved common carp spermatozoa. Egg yolks from chicken, turkey and quail were analysed for moisture, total fat, protein, cholesterol and phospholipid profile. Total fat and cholesterol contents of the turkey egg yolk were higher than chicken and quail egg yolks (p < 0.05). Semen was frozen according to conventional slow freezing procedure. The extender contained 350 mM glucose, 30 mM Tris and 5 % glycerol supplemented with different ratios of avian egg yolk (10, 15 and 20 %). Semen was equilibrated at 4 °C for 15 min and placed into 0.25-ml straws and frozen in liquid nitrogen vapour (for 10 min at ?120 °C) and finally stored in liquid nitrogen (?196 °C) tank. The frozen spermatozoa were thawed in a water bath at 35 °C for 30 s. Fertilization was conducted using a ratio of 1 × 105 spermatozoa/egg. Cryopreservation experiments resulted in higher post-thaw motility and fertilization rates. Mean post-thaw motility of cryopreserved spermatozoa was between 45 and 80 %, and fertilization rates, expressed as the percentage of eyed embryos, ranged from 70 to 95 %. In conclusion, the present study showed that turkey and quail egg yolks are suitable alternatives to the chicken egg yolk for the cryopreservation of common carp spermatozoa.  相似文献   

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Decrease in the quality and quantity of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L., semen towards the end of the reproductive season hampers production of good-quality embryos. Therefore, cryopreservation of spermatozoa is a method showing potential to facilitate controlled reproduction in Atlantic halibut. The present study aimed at establishing the appropriate cryopreservation procedure. We tested 20 extenders composed of four various diluents and five cryoprotectants (DMSO, DMA, methanol, propylene glycol, and glycerol) to determine the best extender. Then, we examined cryopreservation quality using various methods of loading and various volumes of cryopreserved samples. In most of the tested variants, sperm diluted with an extender showed high motility after 24-h incubation despite the high osmotic pressure of the extender. Modified turbot extender (MTE) was the best of the tested diluents, securing the highest post-thaw motility (P < 0.05), and DMSO, DMA, and methanol were the best cryoprotectants (P < 0.05). There was no significant effect of 15-min equilibration of semen in MTE-based extenders prior to freezing on post-thaw motility (P > 0.05). MTE-based extender was chosen as the most suitable. Semen cryopreserved in straws, Eppendorfs or Ziploc bags in volumes ranging from 0.25 to 20 ml showed similar high fertilization ability. Survival of larvae produced with the cryopreserved sperm did not differ from controls produced with freshly collected sperm. Motility 3 h after thawing was high but depended on the type of cryoprotectant and the volume of cryopreserved sperm (P < 0.05). The developed cryopreservation procedure has been applied at our Atlantic halibut breeding station for seed production.  相似文献   

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The effect of extenders was studied on the cryopreservation of sperm from African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell). The following six basic extenders were tested: fructose, glucose, sucrose, NaCl, KCl solutions and the artificial seminal plasma of the African catfish. Each of these extenders was tested both with and without buffer systems (i.e. NaHCO3-CO2 and Tris-HCl) by using 10% dimethyl-sulphoxide (DMSO) as a cryoprotectant. The two-step freezing was carried out in a programmable freezer by using the following freezing rates: (1) 4 °C min–1 between 3 and –4 °C; (2) and 11 °C min–1 between –4 and –80 °C. The best post-thaw motility (25%) was achieved with 333 mmol L–1 fructose solution and NaHCO3 buffer. The fertilization experiments were carried out with unbuffered fructose and glucose extenders using various amounts of sperm and two fertilization methods: (1) dry and (2) wet. The best fertilization rates were achieved with 75 μL of sperm and wet fertilization with glucose extender, or 100 μL of sperm and dry fertilization in case of fructose – both methods fertilized 96% of all eggs.  相似文献   

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The effects of four cryoprotectants (methanol, MeOH; dimethyl sulphoxide, DMSO; dimethyl acetamide, DMA; and ethylene glycol, EG), three extenders (calcium‐free Hanks' balanced salt solution, C‐F HBSS, Hanks' balanced salt solution, HBSS and sodium chloride, NaCl) and two different freezing procedures (one‐ and two‐step) on the cryopreservation of striped catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus (Sauvage)) sperm were investigated. Sperm were frozen using a controlled‐rate freezer in 250 μL straws and stored for 2 weeks in a liquid nitrogen (LN2) container. They were then airthawed at room temperature, and fertilization, motility and viability were assessed. The highest fertilization rate of 41% (81% of control) was achieved with the combination of 12% DMSO and 0.9% NaCl using a one‐step freezing procedure (10°C min?1). Also, DMA resulted in a higher fertilization rate (30% or 51% of the control) than MeOH (18% or 38% of the control) or EG (8% or 12% of the control). In addition, the three extenders used did not affect fertilization rates after cryopreservation with each cryoprotectant. There were no significant differences among the three cryoprotectant concentrations and between the one‐ and two‐step freezing procedures. However, fertilization rates of cryopreserved sperm were significantly lower than the controls (P<0.05). The results of this study indicate that high fertilization rates of striped catfish eggs can be achieved using cryopreserved sperm when frozen at 10°C min?1 in DMSO or DMA with either 0.9% NaCl or C‐F HBSS.  相似文献   

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The effect of six cryoprotectants was investigated on the cryopreservation of African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) sperm. Fructose (6%) solution buffered with NaHCO3‐CO2 was used as the diluent in the experiments. Glycerol (5–11%), ethylene glycol, methanol and propylene glycol (5–15%) and, finally, dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and dimethylacetamide (DMA) (10%) were tested using various equilibration times (2–30 min). Sperm was frozen in 250‐μL straws in a programmable freezer (Cryocell‐15, BLS, Hungary) from 3 °C to ?4 °C at 4 °C/min and from ?4 °C to ?80°C at 11 °C/min. Thawing was carried out in a 40 °C water bath for 5 s. Fertilization and hatching trials were performed only with DMSO and DMA using 200 and 100 μL of diluted sperm (100 and 50 μL of pure sperm) and the dry and the wet fertilization methods. Ethylene glycol, glycerol, methanol and propylene glycol yielded poor results. An average post‐thaw motility rate of 44.0 ± 9.7% and 22.6 ± 18.1% was achieved after 10 min equilibration using DMSO and DMA respectively. Highest average fertilization (86.8 ± 3.1%) and hatching (67.1 ± 11.9%) rates were achieved with DMA and DMSO, respectively, 200 μL of diluted sperm and the wet fertilization technique. The use of cryoprotectants increased the percentage of malformed larvae compared with the control groups. We found that DMA at a 10% concentration was equally as suitable for the cryopreservation of African catfish sperm as DMSO.  相似文献   

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The commercial‐scale production of fish by use of artificial (induced) spawning would require reliable, large‐volume sources of sperm. Cryopreservation can be used to preserve and store sperm within commercial and research germplasm repositories, but is limited in its application to aquaculture. Straw volume and cooling chamber size restrict the quantity of sperm that can be frozen, and straws must be filled by hand. In contrast, the dairy industry has refined methods for freezing of bull sperm, including automation of straw filling and the use of large cooling chambers. These methods could be used for commercial‐scale cryopreservation of fish sperm, although application would require testing. To supply sperm in large volumes, bags originally developed for swine semen could be cooled using dairy protocols and used as a container for fish sperm. The current study documented the use of commercial‐scale dairy cryopreservation techniques for the production of hybrids of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (female) by blue catfish Ictalurus furcarus. Four cryoprotectants (methanol, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl acetamide, and glycerol) were initially evaluated for use with blue catfish sperm. During May 2000 and March to April 2001, suspensions of blue catfish sperm were cryopreserved with 10% methanol in 0.5‐mL French straws and in commercial swine semen bags (Cochette* bags, IMV International. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA). Cryopreservation took place at a dairy breeding cooperative, using technology employed for bull semen. Sperm motility before freezing was 26 ± 18% during Year 1 (2000) and 62 ± 30% during 2001. Sperm were thawed at 40 C and used to fertilize the eggs of channel catfish (yielding hybrids). Motility after thawing for sperm frozen in 0.5‐mL straws was 11 ± 10% during 2000 and 50 ± 24% during 2001. Motility after thawing was 41 ± 17% for sperm frozen in swine semen bags in 5‐mL aliquots and 43 ± 10% for sperm frozen in 10‐mL aliquots. Neurulation of eggs fertilized with thawed sperm from straws was 83 ± 13% during 2000 and 54 ± 27% during 2001. Neurulation was 57 ± 24% using sperm frozen in swine semen bags in 5‐mL aliquots and 55 ± 10% using sperm frozen in 10‐mL aliquots. There was no correlation between sperm motility before freezing (in 0.5‐mL straws) and after thawing during 2000 (r= 0.52) or during 2001 (r= 0.49). In addition, there was no correlation between initial motility and neurulation of channel catfish eggs fertilized using thawed sperm during 2000 (r= 0.14) or during 2001 (r= 0.29). Sperm of blue catfish can thus be cryopreserved at a commercial scale using dairy protocols and can be made available for the production of hybrid catfish when viable eggs are available.  相似文献   

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This study investigated factors key to the development of sperm cryopreservation in the greenlip abalone Haliotis laevigata using a programmable freezing technique, including (1) permeable cryoprotectant agent (CPA) selection; (2) cooling rate; (3) endpoint temperature; (4) thawing temperature; (5) sperm to egg ratio and (6) sugar, vitamin and amino acid supplementation, using sperm motility, fertilization rate, plasma membrane integrity, mitochondrial membrane potential or acrosome integrity as quality assessment indicators. Results showed that among the permeable CPAs evaluated, 10% dimethyl sulfoxide was the most suitable for greenlip abalone sperm cryopreservation. The highest post‐thaw sperm motility was achieved with the sperm being frozen at a cooling rate of ?5°C min?1 to ?30°C from 0°C and thawed and recovered in 40°C and 18°C seawater baths respectively. The addition of sugars in 10% dimethyl sulfoxide did not significantly improve the post‐thaw sperm motility and fertilization rate. The addition of 0.6% glycine, 0.2% taurine or 0.02% L‐ascorbic acid, on the other hand, significantly improved the post‐thaw sperm motility. However, only the addition of 0.6% glycine improved the post‐thaw sperm fertilization rate, which was further confirmed by the improvement of the post‐thaw sperm mitochondrial membrane potential and acrosome integrity through flow cytometry analysis.  相似文献   

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Effectiveness and efficiency of frozen sperm on fertilization and hatching success of eggs from silver barb was examined in relation to cryoprotectants, freezing rate and storage period. Sperm was diluted in calcium‐free Hank's balanced salt solution, equilibrated with dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO), propylene glycol, sucrose or methanol at 5%, 10%, 15% or 20% final concentrations, and frozen in 250‐μL straws using a one‐step freezing procedure (1, 5 and 8°C min?1 from 25 to ?40°C). Highest post‐thaw sperm motility was found from a treatment using 10% DMSO and 5°C min?1 (82.2 ± 2.1%), similar to that of 10% DMSO and 8°C min?1 (87.8 ± 3.2%). Post‐thaw motility of sperm frozen at 5 or 8°C min?1 was significantly higher than 1°C min?1. Relative sperm motility declined significantly after 10 months of cryostorage while viability did not change during a 12‐month cryostorage. Average fertilization rates of sperm after 1 and 4 months of storage were 64.5 ± 4.6% and 61.3 ± 3.4%, respectively, similar to those of fresh sperm (69.6–72.3%). Hatching rates of cryopreserved sperm (45.4–51.2%) were similar to those of fresh sperm (51.8–57.8%). This study developed suitable methods for cryopreservation of silver barb sperm that can be used to facilitate hatchery operation.  相似文献   

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The effects of extender composition, cryoprotectant, and freezing rate on post-thaw rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax sperm motility were examined, and the fertilization capacity of fresh and post-thaw sperm were compared. The highest post-thaw motility (75%) was obtained when milt was diluted 1:3 with an extender containing 600 mM sucrose supplemented with 10% dimethyl sulfoxide and 1.5% bovine serum albumin and frozen at a rate of –20 C/min. Post-thaw motility for sperm stored in this extender was similar to fresh sperm and did not change after 90 d of storage. Furthermore, there were no differences in fertilization rate or embryo survival to the eyed stage between fresh and post-thaw sperm frozen in this extender. The lowest post-thaw motility was observed when sperm were frozen with methanol at a rate of -30 C/min. Refrigerated sperm diluted 1:3 with the 600 mM sucrose extender remained motile for 30 d. These data demonstrate that rainbow smelt spermatozoa can be effectively used following short and long-term storage using a simple, sucrose-based extender.  相似文献   

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Yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) is a candidate freshwater fish for aquaculture in China with its high consumer demand. The aim of this study was to examine the possibility of storage of the sperm of yellow catfish by cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen. Experiments were designed to investigate the effects of the different combinations of three extenders (Ringer extender, Kurokura-1 extender and D-15 extender) and three cryoprotectants (DMSO, Glycerol and Methanol) on the cryopreservation of yellow catfish sperm. Post-thaw sperm motility, fertilization and hatching rate were detected to evaluate the reliability of sperm cryopreservation. The results demonstrated that Ringer extender and 10% methanol was the best combination for protecting the sperm during freezing in liquid nitrogen by a three-step method and thawing in a water bath at 37 °C for 60 s. In this combination for cryopreservation, sperm maintained the highest post-thaw motility (65 ± 5%), fertilization (90.47 ± 3.67%) and hatching rate (88 ± 4%). And more interestingly, the fertilization and hatching rate were similar to those of fresh sperm (97.55 ± 2.74% and 92 ± 5%). Successful sperm cryopreservation techniques for yellow catfish have been developed for hatchery purpose.  相似文献   

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《水生生物资源》2003,16(5):457-460
Experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of five extenders (sucrose, glucose, fructose, KCl and a saline carp sperm extender) and two cryoprotectants (dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO) and methanol) on the cryopreservation of common carp sperm. Freezing of sperm using glucose extender and methanol as cryoprotectant resulted in the highest post-thaw motility, fertilization as well as hatching rates (63 ± 9%, 74 ± 15% and 67 ± 17% vs. 87 ± 5%, 84 ± 14% and 69 ± 14% using fresh sperm, respectively). In general, sugar-based extenders combined with methanol as cryoprotectant yielded higher motility, fertilization and hatching rates than ionic extenders in combination with DMSO. The jelly-like agglutination observed after thawing in samples frozen with sugar-based extenders did not reduce fertilization and hatching rates. Frozen–thawed sperm samples were able to successfully fertilize 10 g (8000) eggs.  相似文献   

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Zebrafish sperm cryopreservation is a fundamental methodology to manage and back-up valuable genetic resources like transgenic and mutant strains. Cryopreservation usually requires liquid nitrogen for storage, which is expensive and hazardous. Our objective was to evaluate if electric ultrafreezers (??150 °C) are a viable alternative for zebrafish sperm storage. Zebrafish sperm was cryopreserved in the same conditions (??20 °C/min), stored either in liquid nitrogen or in an ultrafreezer, and thawed after 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months. Sperm motility, membrane integrity, and fertilization ability were assessed. There were no significant differences in motility and hatching rate throughout storage time. Additionally, we aimed at understanding if cryopreservation directly in an ultrafreezer (??66 °C/min) could improve post-thaw sperm quality. Freezing at ??20 °C/min was performed as before, and compared to samples cryopreserved with a fast cooling rate by placing directly in an ultrafreezer (??66 °C/min). Sperm quality was assessed according to motility, viability, DNA fragmentation, and apoptosis (annexin V). The ??66 °C/min cooling rate showed significantly higher membrane and DNA integrity, and lower number of cells in late apoptosis in comparison to the other treatments. This study showed that zebrafish sperm cryopreservation and storage in an ultrafreezer system is possible and a fast cooling rate directly in ultrafreezer improves post-thaw sperm quality.  相似文献   

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A study on Chlamys nobilis sperm cryopreservation by a programmable freezing method was conducted under laboratory condition. Four cryoprotectant agents (dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO], methanol [MET], propanediol[PG] and ethylene glycol [EG]) and four concentrations (5%, 10%, 20% and 30%) were evaluated for their ability to retain sperm motility, movement characteristics and fertility. Results showed that cryopreserved sperm total motility produced by DMSO and MET at 5%, 10% and 20% were higher than other cryoprotectant treatment groups (CPA groups), as well as rapid sperm percentage. The curvilinear (VCL) and straight line (VSL) velocity produced by DMSO at 5% significantly higher than other CPA groups (p < 0.05), while no significant differences were found for average path (VAP) velocity. The lateral head displacement (ALH) in all CPA groups was similar and without significant difference (p > 0.05), as well as the beat‐cross frequency (BCF). A significant higher fertilization rate was produced in DMSO than that in MET at same concentration (p < 0.05), and no significant differences were found for differing concentrations of the same cryoprotectant (p > 0.05). Overall, 5%‐20% DMSO was more suitable for Chlamys nobilis sperm programmable cryopreservation when the calcium‐free Hanks’ balanced salt solution was used as the extender, and 10°C/min from 0°C to ?80°C was used as freezing rate. The findings presented in this study will benefit conservation programs for Chlamys nobilis.  相似文献   

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The Brazilian freshwater fish diversity is the richest in the world. Only 0.7% of all Brazilian species have had any aspect of their sperm biology addressed up to this date. The majority of the fish species described in this review migrate during the spawning season (a phenomenon known as piracema). Urbanization, pollution, hydroelectric dams and deforestation are some of the causes of stock depletion or even local extinction of some of these species. The knowledge concerning sperm quality and minimum sperm:egg ratio is important to maximize the use of males without reducing hatching rates. Furthermore, sperm cryopreservation and gene banking can guarantee the conservation of genetic diversity and development of adequate breeding programs of native fish species. In this review, we present and evaluate the existing information on Brazilian fish species that have been subject to sperm quality and cryopreservation studies. The following parameters were evaluated: volume of extractable sperm, sperm motility, sperm concentration, freezing media, freezing methods, and post-thaw sperm quality. Although the existing protocols yield relatively high post-thaw motility and fertilization rates, the use of cryopreserved sperm in routine hatchery production is still limited in Brazil.  相似文献   

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This study examined the usage of a dry shipper for cryopreservation of Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Thunberg) spermatozoa. Milt was diluted 1:49 with 5% dimethyl sulfoxide plus 95% foetal bovine serum for cryopreservation. Computer‐assisted sperm analysis was used to analyse sperm motility, while fertilization and hatching trials were conducted to gauge the applicability of the cryopreservation method for aquaculture. We showed that cooling rates of the dry shipper were stable for 14 days and could be manipulated by the use of different sized freezing straws and use of a simple polystyrene foam container (5 × 5 × 12 cm and 1 cm thickness on all sides with the upper layer exposed). Dry shipper cryopreserved spermatozoa had significantly lower post‐thaw per cent motility and velocity than fresh sperm, but linearity of movement was unchanged. Fertilization and hatching rates were not significantly different at all tested sperm to egg ratios (3000:1–243000:1). The results indicated that 0.33 mL of milt when cryopreserved was sufficient to fertilize up to 450 g of oocytes. Application of this technology will help improve seed production in aquaculture and further develop breeding and genetics studies.  相似文献   

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The cryopreservation of semen from the Northern pike, Esox lucius L., was investigated with a method that was originally developed for the Salmonidae. Because the amounts of semen obtained by stripping were insufficient, the suitability of testicular sperm was tested for cryopreservation. Frozen-thawed testicular sperm had fertilization rates similar to frozen-thawed semen obtained by stripping (74.2-84.7%), and at sperm to egg ratios of S= 4.5 × 105 spermatozoa per egg, the post-thaw fertilization rates were also similar to fresh, untreated semen controls. Out of all the fertilization solutions investigated, a 100-mm NaCl, 10-mm Tris (pH 9) solution resulted in the highest post-thaw fertilization rates. To facilitate the fertilization of large egg batches, 1.2-mL straws were used for cryopreservation with a similar efficiency to 0.5-mL straws.  相似文献   

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