期刊
ACTA VETERINARIA HUNGARICA
卷 63, 期 3, 页码 370-381出版社
AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT
DOI: 10.1556/004.2015.035
关键词
Semen evaluation; CASA; fertility prediction; velocity characteristics; semen motility
资金
- Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) [17581/2010]
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent Istvan University [KK-KF-2013]
Motility is one of the most important characteristics associated with the fertilising ability of spermatozoa indicating their viability and structural integrity. Therefore, the examination of motility constitutes an integral part of semen analysis. Computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) allows an accurate and objective assessment of different sperm motion characteristics with high repeatability. The aim of this study was to evaluate the different kinematic (velocity) parameters of frozen/thawed bull semen and determine if any of them could be correlated with their fertilising capability after insemination based on the achieved pregnancy rate. Ejaculates from 10 bulls were collected and frozen. The kinematic/velocity parameters of spermatozoa were measured by CASA and compared to the pregnancy results of almost 9,000 females artificially inseminated (AI) with frozen semen of any of the 10 tested bulls. The data of the experiments are summarised mainly with a focus on the effects of individual velocities (curvilinear velocity: VCL, straight-line velocity: VSL, average path velocity: VAP) on fertility rather than on the influence of progressive motility as a whole. We conclude that VAP is the most useful semen motility characteristic which has clinical relevance in the prediction of fertility.
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