Optimising Stallion Semen Cryopreservation: Preliminary Insights Into Pre-Centrifugation Extender Effects.
Abstract: This study evaluated the effects of cholesterol, pentoxifylline and casein, with or without skim milk, added to extenders during pre-centrifugation on equine sperm cryosurvival. Seven ejaculates from four stallions (n = 28) were divided into four groups: SM (skim milk), SMP (SM + pentoxifylline), SMCho (SM + cholesterol) and ChoCa (cholesterol + casein). After centrifugation and freezing, sperm kinematics and plasma membrane integrity were assessed immediately and 30 min post-thaw. SMCho and ChoCa showed superior results compared with SM and SMP. These findings indicate that cholesterol-based extenders improve post-thaw sperm quality when added before cryopreservation.
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de Zutter BM, de Paula Freitas-Dell'Aqua C, Dell'Aqua-Junior JA, Monteiro GA, Troncarelli T, Papa FO.
(2025).
Optimising Stallion Semen Cryopreservation: Preliminary Insights Into Pre-Centrifugation Extender Effects.
Reprod Domest Anim, 60(10), e70135.
https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.70135 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Male
- Horses
- Cryopreservation / veterinary
- Cryopreservation / methods
- Semen Preservation / veterinary
- Semen Preservation / methods
- Cryoprotective Agents / pharmacology
- Spermatozoa / physiology
- Spermatozoa / drug effects
- Cholesterol / pharmacology
- Pentoxifylline / pharmacology
- Sperm Motility / drug effects
- Semen Analysis / veterinary
- Centrifugation / veterinary
- Caseins / pharmacology
- Milk
Conflict of Interest Statement
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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