Effect of Season on Spermatozoa Motility, Plasma Membrane and Acrosome Integrity in Fresh and Frozen–Thawed Semen from Xinong Saanen Bucks

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the season of ejaculate collection influences seminal quality parameters of pre‐ and post‐freeze–thawing in Xinong Saanen bucks. Ejaculates were collected from eight bucks throughout the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter) in a 12 months’ ti...

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Published in:Reproduction in domestic animals 2015-02, Vol.50 (1), p.23-28
Main Authors: Wang, W, Luo, J, Sun, S, Xi, L, Gao, Q, Haile, AB, Shi, H, Zhang, W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acrosome
Acrosome - ultrastructure
Animal reproduction
Animals
autumn
breeding
bucks
Cell Membrane - ultrastructure
cryopreservation
Cryopreservation - veterinary
Deer
Goats
Hot Temperature
Insemination, Artificial - veterinary
Male
Motility
plasma membrane
Saanen
sampling
seasonal variation
Seasons
semen
Semen Analysis - veterinary
Semen Preservation - methods
Semen Preservation - veterinary
Sperm
sperm motility
Sperm Motility - physiology
Spermatozoa - physiology
Spermatozoa - ultrastructure
spring
summer
winter
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the season of ejaculate collection influences seminal quality parameters of pre‐ and post‐freeze–thawing in Xinong Saanen bucks. Ejaculates were collected from eight bucks throughout the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter) in a 12 months’ time period, identified in the Northern Hemisphere. Semen samples were evaluated by the combinations of conventional and Computer‐Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA) when fresh and after frozen–thawed, respectively. The results clearly demonstrated that season of ejaculate collection influenced (p 
ISSN:0936-6768
1439-0531
DOI:10.1111/rda.12444