Effect of osmotic pressure on spermatozoa characteristics of cryopreserved buffalo bull (Bubalus bubalis) semen
2018
Mughal, Dawar Hameed | Ijaz, Ahmad | Yousaf, Muhammad Shahbaz | Wadood, Fazal | Farooq, Umer | Mahmood, Syed Aamer | Riaz, Amjad
This study was designed to determine the effect of different osmotic pressures on spermatozoa characteristics of cryopreserved buffalo bull semen using tris egg yolk extender (TEYE). Semen of Nili-Ravi buffalo bulls (n = 4) housed at a semen production unit was collected at weekly intervals for 10 weeks. Three solutions of tris-citric acid-fructose with osmotic pressures of 255, 275 and 295 mOsm/kg were used in extender preparation. Semen straws containing 20 × 10⁶ spermatozoa were processed and stored at −196°C in liquid nitrogen. Post-thaw analyses of spermatozoa included motility, viability, acrosomal integrity, plasma membrane integrity, DNA integrity and lipid per-oxidation. Significantly higher (P < .05) sperm motility, acrosomal and DNA integrity were recorded at osmotic pressures of 275 and 295 mOsm/kg compared to 255 mOsm/kg. However, differences in spermatozoa viability, plasma membrane integrity and lipid per-oxidation were non-significant among three osmotic pressures. It is concluded that osmotic pressure of the solution used in extender preparation plays an important role in post-thaw quality of cryopreserved buffalo bull semen.
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