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CHARACTERIZATION OF RHEOTAXIS OF CAPACITATED AND NON-CAPACITATED BUFFALO BULLS SPERM USING MICROFLUIDICS

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Artificial insemination, embryotransferand Assisted Reproductive techniques

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the impact of sperm capacitation on sperm rheotaxis and sperm kinematics within microfluidics of buffalo cryopreserved semen. semen straws (n = 24) were obtained from 3 fertile buffalo bulls. Each straw was divided into three aliquots: control aliquot, caffeine aliquot and heparin aliquot. Sperm rheotaxis and all sperm kinematics were determined through a computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) system using the microfluidic platform with controlled flow velocity. The results showed that the positive rheotaxis % (PR%) of caffeine and heparin were significantly higher (PR% = 49.4±1 and 48.8±1, respectively) than control (45.1±1) (p<0.0001). Sperm kinematics show a significant variation among the three aliquots. Results show no significant differences in VCL of caffeine and heparin compared to control. While VCL of caffeine aliquot was significantly higher than that of heparin (p=0.01). The VAP of the caffeine aliquot was significantly higher than that of heparin and control (p=0.05). VSL and BCF of caffeine and heparin aliquots were significantly higher than control (p<0.001 and p<0.0001, respectively). In conclusion, this study confirms that PR% and most sperm kinematics in buffalo frozen semen improved during invitro capacitation using caffeine and heparin.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2023.242008.1196

Keywords

sperm rheotaxis, sperm kinematics, CASA, bovine, Microchannels

Authors

First Name

AMANY

Last Name

ABD EL-KAWY

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

amanymoatamed34@gmail.com

City

EL-MINIA

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First Name

HAITHAM

Last Name

MOFADAL

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

haitham_mofadel@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

https://orcid.org/00

First Name

MOHAMED

Last Name

YOUSEF

MiddleName

SAMY

Affiliation

Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

samy_yousef@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

TAYMOUR

Last Name

EL-SHERRY

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Email

timour.ibrahim@vet.au.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

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Volume

70

Article Issue

180

Related Issue

45134

Issue Date

2024-01-01

Receive Date

2023-10-17

Publish Date

2024-01-01

Page Start

151

Page End

161

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_332376.html

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13

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Research article

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1,840

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Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

CHARACTERIZATION OF RHEOTAXIS OF CAPACITATED AND NON-CAPACITATED BUFFALO BULLS SPERM USING MICROFLUIDICS

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Created At

28 Dec 2024