Equine semen cooled with chemically defined extender containing soy lecithin
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n6p2743Keywords:
Cryopreservation, Sperm, Soy Phosphatidylcholine, Skimmed milk, Stallion.Abstract
Equine semen has historically been chilled using milk-based media. However, the use of animal-based components presents several potential concerns, such as variability in formulations, microbial contamination and regulatory issues. We aimed to evaluate the potential of including different concentrations of soy lecithin (LS) in chemically defined Biggers, Whitten and Whittingham (BWW) medium for cooling equine semen to 15°C. Ejaculates were diluted as six different experimental groups: 1) BotuSêmen® (control); 2) BWW; 3) BWW + 1% LS; 4) BWW + 2% LS; 5) BWW + 4% LS and 6) BWW + 6% LS. BWW medium, did not preserve motility, velocity, straightness (STR), linearity (LIN), amplitude of lateral sperm head displacement (ALH), cross flagellar beat frequency (BCF), functional and structural integrity of equine spermatozoa during 24 h of refrigeration when compared to BotuSêmen® (P <0.05). The use of BWW for cooling equine semen was only possible with the addition of LS, being the concentrations equal or higher than 2% better, because they preserved total motility, curvilinear velocity (VCL) and LIN with the same potential of BotuSêmen® (P >0.05). Nevertheless, BotuSêmen® showed superiority in preserving the percentage of sperm progressive motility, average path velocity (VAP), linear progressive velocity (VSL) and BCF during cooling compared to the other extenders (P <0.05). The inclusion of soy lecithin, from 2 to 6% in the BWW medium, allowed maintaining the viability of equine semen cooled at 15ºC for up to 24 hours.
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