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Reproductive efficiency of sows inseminated at single dose fixed time with refrigerated, cryopreserved and encapsulated spermatozoa
Author(s) -
SánchezSánchez Raúl,
PérezGarnelo Sonia S.,
Martín Lluch Mercedes,
Cruz Paloma,
Falceto Maria V.,
CórdovaIzquierdo Alejandro,
Torner Juan Grandía,
Mitjana Olga,
Suárez Andrés E.,
Montull Teresa,
Ansó Juan Grandía,
Ansó Trinidad,
GómezFidalgo Ernesto
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/rda.14179
Subject(s) - cryopreservation , insemination , andrology , semen , artificial insemination , sperm , pregnancy rate , biology , pregnancy , fertility , embryo , medicine , population , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health
The aim was to assess the reproductive efficiency of different techniques used to preserve spermatozoa in artificial insemination semen doses (AI‐doses) by evaluating refrigeration at 15°C, cryopreservation and encapsulation. Forty‐two hyperprolific sows were treated with buserelin and inseminated once at a single fixed time. The fertility rate, embryonic vesicles viability and the early embryonic mortality (arrested conceptuses) evaluated post‐mortem at 24th day of pregnancy, were analysed in order to assess the effectiveness of each proposed technique. Results show an overall reduction on fertility using the three proposal sperm preservation techniques (69.27%, 60.00% and 78.75% for refrigerated, frozen–thawed and encapsulated AI‐doses, respectively). Total number of embryonic vesicles was very similar among the three treatments; yet, the number of viable vesicles was numerically different among groups, and thus, embryonic viability was 79.25%, 80.0% and 87.15% for refrigerated, frozen–thawed and encapsulated AI‐doses, respectively.