Antioxidant supplementation and purification of semen for improved artificial insemination in livestock species

Improving sire reproductive performance in artificial insemination (AI) programs and maximizing the use of sires with valuable genomes are high on the list of priorities for livestock breeders in the United States and worldwide. While fixed-time AI and accurate estrous detection have already ameliorated the reproductive management of cows and sows, substantial gains remain to be made in the selection and utilization of male animals for field AI. In addition to better, more objective evaluation of breeding soundness and semen quality, numbers of spermatozoa per AI dose could be reduced and numbers of AI doses per collection could be increased without sacrificing conception rates if the fittest spermatozoa can be purified from raw semen and protected from adverse effects of dying and decaying spermatozoa present in both the fresh and the extended semen. The present article reviews recent progress in methodology for semen purification, including nanopurification and semen/extender supplementation with antioxidants.

Antioxidant supplementation and purification of semen for improved artificial insemination in livestock species

Improving sire reproductive performance in artificial insemination (AI) programs and maximizing the use of sires with valuable genomes are high on the list of priorities for livestock breeders in the United States and worldwide. While fixed-time AI and accurate estrous detection have already ameliorated the reproductive management of cows and sows, substantial gains remain to be made in the selection and utilization of male animals for field AI. In addition to better, more objective evaluation of breeding soundness and semen quality, numbers of spermatozoa per AI dose could be reduced and numbers of AI doses per collection could be increased without sacrificing conception rates if the fittest spermatozoa can be purified from raw semen and protected from adverse effects of dying and decaying spermatozoa present in both the fresh and the extended semen. The present article reviews recent progress in methodology for semen purification, including nanopurification and semen/extender supplementation with antioxidants.

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  • ISSN: 1300-0128
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
  • Yayıncı: TÜBİTAK
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Antioxidant supplementation and purifcation of semen for improved artifcial insemination in livestock species

Marcela CAPCAROVA, Peter PETRUSKA, Peter SUTOVSKY

Polledness intersex syndrome in goatsmolecular and histological aspects

Iwona SZATKOWSKA, Witold Stanislaw PROSKURA, Sara TABOR, Daniel ZABORSKI

Effect of inbreeding on yield and quality of embryos recovered from superovulated Holstein cows

Jiri BEZDICEK, Ludek STADNIK, Alexander MAKAREVICH, Elena KUBOVICOVA, Frantisek LOUDA, Zdenka HEGEDÜSOVA, Radek HOLASEK, Jan BERAN, Michaela NEJDLOVA

Sequencing-based polymorphism in leptin receptor gene and lack of association with postpartum anestrus in Murrah buffaloes

Rajesh KUMAR, Meenakshi GUPTA, Sayed SHAFIQ, Ashok Kumar BALHARA, Sadeesh EM, Mayukh GHOSH, İnderjeet SINGH

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha during the periovulatory period in goats

Chainarong NAVANUKRAW, Jiratti THAMMASIRI, Tossapol MOONMANEE, Jaruk NATTHAKORNKUL

Usefulness of short sequence repeat markers in goat genetic diversity studies on the Asian and African continents

Faiz M. M. T. MARIKAR, Muneeb M. MUSTHAFA

Application of dietary fish oil in dairy cow reproduction

Anna ZWYRZYKOWSKA, Robert KUPCZYNSKI

Investigation of the efficacy of Tarantula cubensis extract (Theranekron D6) in the treatment of subclinical and clinical mastitis in dairy cows

Kutlay GÜRBULAK, Aytaç AKÇAY, Kadir Semih GÜMÜŞSOY, Birgit SIST

Sequencing-based polymorphism in leptin receptor gene and lack of association with postpartum anestrus in Murrah bufaloes

Rajesh KUMAR, Meenakshi GUPTA, Sayed SHAFIQ, Ashok Kumar BALHARA, Sadeesh EM, Mayukh GHOSH, Inderjeet SINGH

Investigation of the effcacy of Tarantula cubensis extract (Teranekron D6) in the treatment of subclinical and clinical mastitis in dairy cows

Esra CANOOĞLU, Murat ABAY, Kutlay GÜRBULAK, Aytaç AKÇAY, Tayfur BEKYÜREK, Birgit SIST, Simone STEINER, Kadir Semih GÜMÜŞSOY