Utilização de antioxidantes na criopreservação de sêmen da cauda do epidídimo de bovinos
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2011-04-08
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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The interest in the preservation of species threatened of extinction has increased the attention for cryopreservation of semen from the epididymis tail of animals that have died. Determination of the time in which the sperm is still viable for preservation represents a benefit for future research and use in animal-assisted breeding programs. In addition, the sperm cryopreservation process results in the production of radical free by the metabolism of the cell causing damage. The objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the viable time interval for cryopreservation of the epididymis tail sperm in cattle, 2) to test the addition of two antioxidants in the freezing media, 3) to determine the viability of semen samples from the tail of the epididymis in the production of embryos by in vitro fertilization. To guarantee the quality of freezing, the parameters: motility, vigor and sperm pathology in the pre-freezing were analyzed. After these assessments the material was divided into three treatments: tris-egg yolk diluent (TTG), Tris-egg yolk diluent catalase (TCAT) and tris-egg yolk diluent trolox (TTROL) and frozen in determined curve by pre-freezing automated process. After thawing, the motility and vigor were evaluated using CASA. Analysis of plasma membrane integrity and acrosome, test resistance thermometer (TTR), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), oxidation of 3,3 'diaminobenzidine (DAB) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) were also evaluated. According to the movement patterns analyzed using CASA, the analysis of data generated by the study allow us to conclude the characteristics of sperm in each treatment and it change on the different times of cooling (0h, 24h, 48h and 72h). In the assessment of integrity (INT) and injured sperm (LS), no statistical differences between the moments or between treatments were observed. Rates of cleavage D7 and D8 were statistically different, at 72 hours the trolox showed negative action. The results shown indicate that this procedure is important for conservation of animals of high genetic value or animals endangered that die suddenly. Further studies should be performed testing associations of antioxidants directly in the middle of fertilization and embryo culture, especially in production systems of embryos with high oxygen tension, as used in this experiment.
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RODRIGUES, Aline Luciana. Utilização de antioxidantes na criopreservação de sêmen da cauda do epidídimo de bovinos. 2011. 79 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciência Animal) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2011.