Effect of post-mortem testicular storage on epididymal sperm motility and viability in the Berber breed in eastern Algeria
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https://doi.org/10.46325/gabj.v8i1.333Keywords:
Algeria, Berber ram, Preservation, Epididymal spermAbstract
The use of epididymal sperm is a new technique that can be used for artificial insemination or in vitro fertilisation in sheep in order to save breeds in decline. The objective of our work is to study the effect of storage after slaughter for 2h and 24h at a refrigeration temperature (5°c) on the mobility and viability of epididymal spermatozoa collected from 60 rams with an average age of 8-12 months, slaughtered a few hours ago, recovered from the slaughterhouse of Annaba. The results of the spermatic characteristics after preservation of the testicles 2 h and 24 h post-slaughter, do not show significant differences (p˃ 0.05). Without alteration of sperm quality. In rams, the refrigeration temperature (5°C) of the spermatozoa allows a very good quality of epididymal sperm to be maintained for up to 24 hours after death before freezing.
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