A Case Report Concerning Male Gametes Rescued from a Siamese Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii siamensis): Post-Thawed Testicular and Epididymal Sperm Quality and Heterologous Zona Pellucida Binding Ability

In the present study, the quality of frozen-thawed epididymal and testicular sperm recovered from a Siamese Eld’s deer was examined. The epididymal sperm quality was assessed in fresh, cold-stored at 4°C and frozen-thawed samples. Zona binding ability of the frozen-thawed epididymal samples with Bur...

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Published in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2013, Vol.75(1), pp.123-125
Main Authors: THUWANUT, Paweena, THONGPHAKDEE, Ampika, SOMMANUSTWEECHAI, Angkana, SIRIAROONRAT, Boripat, CHATDARONG, Kaywalee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acrosome - physiology
Animals
Deer
DNA Damage - physiology
Endangered Species
Epididymis - cytology
Male
Semen Preservation - methods
Siamese Eld’s deer
sperm collection post mortem
sperm cryopreservation
Sperm Motility - physiology
Spermatozoa - cytology
Testis - cytology
Time Factors
Zona Pellucida - metabolism
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Summary:In the present study, the quality of frozen-thawed epididymal and testicular sperm recovered from a Siamese Eld’s deer was examined. The epididymal sperm quality was assessed in fresh, cold-stored at 4°C and frozen-thawed samples. Zona binding ability of the frozen-thawed epididymal samples with Burmese Eld’s deer oocytes was also evaluated. Testicular sperm extracted from tissues frozen at -80 or -196°C for one month were examined for membrane and DNA integrity. Epididymal sperm retained their quality for up to 24 hr of cold storage at 4°C. The percentages of sperm motility, intact membrane, intact acrosome and intact DNA were 30, 46.5, 27 and 89.5% in the frozen and thawed epididymal sperm, and the average ability to bind with oocytes was 92.5 ± 64 sperm/oocytes. Around 70% of the sperm extracted from testicular tissues cryopreserved at -196 and -80°C for one month showed an intact membrane. In conclusion, epididymal and testicular sperm survived for more than 13 hr post-mortem. Furthermore, cold storage at 4°C and cryopreservation at -196 and -80°C maintain the quality of epididymal and testicular sperm. This study represents a model for male gamete rescue in endangered Eld’s deer.
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.11-0491