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Effect of adding butylated hydroxytoluene on post-thaw semen quality of Saanen bucks

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Reproductive Physiology

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the beneficial effect of different concentrations of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as an antioxidant at 0.6, 2.0, and 5.0 mM in Tris-citric acid-glucose (TCG) extender on semen quality of Saanen bucks. During mating season (November-January), four Saanen bucks were used in this study. Following collection, semen was divided into two parts. The first part was diluted with a ratio of 1:5 in TCG solution and then washed twice by centrifugation at 3000 rpm/10 minutes. While, the second part was left unwashed. Semen parts were re-suspended in TCG medium as follows: washed semen, washed semen +0.6 mM BHT, washed semen +2.0 mM BHT, washed semen +5.0 mM BHT, unwashed semen and unwashed semen +5.0 mM BHT. Semen straws were chilled at 4°C for 2 hours and then stored in liquid nitrogen. After thawing, total and progressive sperm motility (%), and dead spermatozoa (%) were recorded by computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA). The obtained results showed that addition of 2.0 mM BHT in washed semen recorded the highest percentages of total and progressive sperm motility and the lowest percentage of dead spermatozoa. The washed semen was significantly (P<0.05) higher compared to unwashed semen. In conclusion, BHT increased significantly (P<0.05) both sperm motility and viability percentages in Saanen buck semen. Also, it could be concluded that, addition of 2.0 mM of BHT was the best concentration to improve semen quality and sperm cryosurvival of Saanen buck semen, by acting as an antioxidant thereby reducing the lipid peroxidation of the sperm.

DOI

10.21608/ejsgs.2024.338370.1014

Keywords

Saanen buck, Semen, cryopreservation, butylated hydroxytoluene

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Seioudy

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Affiliation

Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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ahmedseioudy@gmail.com

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0000-0001-6627-0781

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19

Article Issue

3

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51497

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-11-21

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2024-12-01

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5

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14

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2090-0386

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2090-0376

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Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences

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https://ejsgs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of adding butylated hydroxytoluene on post-thaw semen quality of Saanen bucks

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30 Dec 2024