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Sperm Quality Parameters (sperm + quality_parameter)

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Assessment of Different Sperm Quality Parameters to Predict in vitro Fertility of Bulls

REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS, Issue 3 2002
S Tanghe
Contents Frozen-thawed semen from six bulls with high (> 60%) and low (20,35%) in vitro fertility was used for studying the predictive value of simple sperm quality tests with respect to in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome as assessed by pronucleus (PN) formation ability. Sperm quality parameters, such as sperm concentration, motility, progressive motility, live-dead sperm ratio, morphology, membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity and acrosomal status were analysed using both conventional and automatic techniques at three time points during the IVF process, namely after sperm thawing, Percoll differential gradient centrifugation and IVF. Associations between the sperm quality parameters before and after IVF, and PN formation ability were assessed by using linear regression analyses. The percentages of motility, progressive motility and normal morphology determined after sperm thawing, and the percentage of live spermatozoa assessed after Percoll preparation by using nigrosin-eosin (N-E) staining showed a good correlation with PN formation ability, but the regression parameters were borderline not significant. These parameters formed the most reliable basis for predicting IVF outcome. After IVF, the percentage of live spermatozoa determined by using N-E staining was the only sperm quality parameter showing a significant association with the PN formation ability of a given bull. This sperm quality test can be used as a non-invasive method to estimate the PN formation ability of oocytes which are further cultured to assess embryonic development. [source]

Protein profile study in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) seminal plasma and its correlation with sperm quality

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY, Issue 5 2010
D. S. Peñaranda
Summary Along with sperm quality parameters, the protein profile of European eel seminal plasma was analyzed during induced spermiation (n = 56 samples). Motility, Percentage of live cells, spermatozoa head morphometry and concentration showed low values during the initial weeks of spermiation and maintained high levels throughout the rest of the experiment. The protein profile gradient by SDS-PAGE (4,15%) registered four important electrophoretic bands around 80, 40, 26 and 12 KDa. Three of them showed significant differences in concentration during treatment (80, 40 and 12 KDa), and all of them showed the highest value on the 8th week. Both 80 and 12 KDa bands increased until the 8th week, followed by a progressive decline. One possible explanation for these profiles is that, in the first weeks of treatment, proteins originated from blood plasma are accumulated in the seminal plasma, and from the 8th week some of these proteins are incorporated into the spermatic membranes. The 40 KDa protein band also increased during the first 8 weeks, but maintained high concentrations in the seminal plasma for the rest of the experiment. One result confirms the theory that the presence of proteins in the seminal plasma having a molecular weight lower than 50 KDa increased spermatozoa motility, since the 40 KDa band displayed significantly higher values coinciding with the high percentages of spermatozoa motility. Seminal plasma proteins seem to have an important role in spermatogenesis and spermatozoa movement, but further studies are necessary to discover the identity of these proteins and their precise functions. [source]

Assessment of Different Sperm Quality Parameters to Predict in vitro Fertility of Bulls

REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS, Issue 3 2002
S Tanghe
Contents Frozen-thawed semen from six bulls with high (> 60%) and low (20,35%) in vitro fertility was used for studying the predictive value of simple sperm quality tests with respect to in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome as assessed by pronucleus (PN) formation ability. Sperm quality parameters, such as sperm concentration, motility, progressive motility, live-dead sperm ratio, morphology, membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity and acrosomal status were analysed using both conventional and automatic techniques at three time points during the IVF process, namely after sperm thawing, Percoll differential gradient centrifugation and IVF. Associations between the sperm quality parameters before and after IVF, and PN formation ability were assessed by using linear regression analyses. The percentages of motility, progressive motility and normal morphology determined after sperm thawing, and the percentage of live spermatozoa assessed after Percoll preparation by using nigrosin-eosin (N-E) staining showed a good correlation with PN formation ability, but the regression parameters were borderline not significant. These parameters formed the most reliable basis for predicting IVF outcome. After IVF, the percentage of live spermatozoa determined by using N-E staining was the only sperm quality parameter showing a significant association with the PN formation ability of a given bull. This sperm quality test can be used as a non-invasive method to estimate the PN formation ability of oocytes which are further cultured to assess embryonic development. [source]

Sperm fertility of the subtropical freshwater streaked prochilod Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes) improved after dilution and cold storage

AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, Issue 10 2010
Laura H Orfão
Abstract The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficiency of simple and complex extenders in prolonging the cold storage of sperm (Experiments 1 and 2) and to test the diluted-cooled sperm in the best extender with regard to sperm quality parameters (Experiment 3) in the streaked prochilod, Prochilodus lineatus. In all the experiments, aliquots of 0.3 mL of sperm were diluted 1:10 in extenders and stored at 4,6 °C. Sperm diluted in simple extenders (NaCl and glucose solutions) yielded 0,26% sperm motility, whereas sperm diluted in complex extenders (BTSÔ, M IIIÔ and AndrostarÔ) yielded 62,81% sperm motility on day 4 after cold storage. When AndrostarÔ was further investigated, the following was observed on day 4: 53% motility with 94 s of duration; 47% live spermatozoa; 26,61% fertility rate; and 22,60% hatching rate. The use of AndrostarÔ improves the sperm fertility of the streaked prochilod during a 4-day storage period and can therefore be used to facilitate artificial reproduction. [source]