Characteristics and freezability of Tharparkar bull semen

N K KEDIA; R P TIWARI; G K MISHRA; M R POYAM; A K PANDEY; A K NAIR; S A SAHASRABUDHE

doi:10.56093/ijans.v84i4.39837

Authors

N K KEDIA Chhattishgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg, Chhattishgarh 491 001 India
R P TIWARI Chhattishgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg, Chhattishgarh 491 001 India
G K MISHRA Chhattishgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg, Chhattishgarh 491 001 India
M R POYAM Chhattishgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg, Chhattishgarh 491 001 India
A K PANDEY College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, LLRUVAS, Hisar, Haryana
A K NAIR Chhattishgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg, Chhattishgarh 491 001 India
S A SAHASRABUDHE Chhattishgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg, Chhattishgarh 491 001 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v84i4.39837

Keywords:

Cryopreservation, Seminal attributes, Tharparkar bulls

Abstract

The study was undertaken to know the characteristics of various attributes of ejaculates collected from 6 elite pure Tharparkar bulls using artificial vagina in fresh and cryopreserved semen. The mean values for fresh seminal parameters, viz. seminal volume (ml), mass motility (0–5 scale), sperm concentration (millions/ml), individual motility (%), live sperm (%), intact acrosome (%), total sperm abnormalities (%), hypo osmotic swelling test (HOST -%) and cervical mucus penetration test (CMPT – mm) were 4.40 ± 0.24, 3.15 ± 0.12, 995.16 ± 70.99, 71.88 ± 0.99, 67.23± 1.08, 79.65 ± 1.21, 19.87± 0.54, 60.15 ± 1.76 and 31.56 ± 0.96, respectively. Semen volume and sperm concentration significantly differed between bulls within breed. The semen was cryopreserved after extension maintaining 20 million sperm/ straw, filling and sealing in 0.25 ml straw using programmable bio- freezer (IMV). Cryopreserved semen was assessed after 24 h freezing after thawing. Freezing significantly lowered motility (71.88 ± 0.99 vs 51.16 ± 1.08), intact acrosome (79.65 ± 1.21 vs 72.43 ± 1.42), HOST (60.15 ±1.76 vs 55.81 ±1.72) and CMPT (31.56 ± 0.96 vs 26.90 ± 0.91). Significantly higher percentages of sperm abnormalities (19.87 ± 0.54 vs 23.50 ± 0.82) were observed after freezing. Freezing resulted in significant decline in post thaw motility, acrosomal integrity, HOST and CMPT and increase in sperm abnormalities in Tharparkar bull semen.

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