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Murphy, EM,Eivers, B,O'Meara, CM,Lonergan, P,Fair, S
2018
March
Theriogenology
Effect of storage temperature, nitrogen gassing and sperm concentration on the in vitro semen quality and in vivo fertility of liquid bull semen stored in INRA96
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Sperm concentration Liquid semen Bovine Artificial insemination Calving rate SEMINAL PLASMA BOVINE SEMEN AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE SPERMATOZOA DILUTION INSEMINATION VIABILITY CAPROGEN PHASE MODEL
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The aim of this study was to assess the effect of storage temperature, nitrogen (N-2) gassing and sperm concentration on in vitro characteristics and calving rate (CR) following artificial insemination (AI) of liquid bull semen stored in INRA96. In Experiment 1 the effect of liquid bull semen diluted in either N-2 bubbled or non-bubbled INRA96 at a concentration of 5 x 10(6) sperm per 0.25 mL insemination dose and stored at 5 or 15 degrees C was assessed subjectively for total and progressive motility on Days 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 post collection. In Experiment 2a, the effect of stored liquid semen at three sperm concentrations (3, 4 or 5 x 10(6) sperm per 0.25 mL insemination dose) on total and progressive motility was assessed subjectively on Days 0, 1 and 2 post collection. In Experiment 2b, the field fertility of liquid semen stored at ambient temperature at a concentration of 3, 4 or 5 x 10(6) sperm per 0.25 mL dose and inseminated on Days 1 or 2 post collection was assessed in comparison to frozen-thawed semen (total of n = 5742). In Experiment 1, total and progressive motility decreased with increased duration of storage (P < 0.01); however, there was no effect of N-2 bubbling on motility on Days 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 of storage. There was an effect of temperature on total and progressive motility, regardless of treatment, as semen stored at 15 degrees C recorded higher motility values than semen stored at 5 degrees C (P < 0.01). In Experiment 2a, there was no effect of sperm concentration on total or progressive motility on Days 0, 1 or 2 of storage. There was a linear decrease in motility with increased duration of storage (P < 0.01); however, there was no sperm concentration by day interaction. In Experiment 2b, there was an effect of sperm concentration on CR (P < 0.01); semen diluted to 3 and 4 x 10(6) sperm per dose resulted in a lower CR after 2 days of storage (41.1 and 44.7%, respectively) in comparison to frozen-thawed semen (55.2%) but did not differ to CR of semen diluted to 5 x 10(6) sperm per dose on Day 2 of storage. There was an effect of parity, fertility sub-index and days in milk (DIM) at AI on CR (P < 0.01). In conclusion, N-2 bubbling and sperm concentration had no effect on in vitro sperm motility of liquid semen, but this study demonstrated a reduction in CR on Day 2 of storage at lower sperm concentrations in comparison to frozen-thawed semen. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.12.012
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