Fertility evaluation in Egyptian buffalo bulls using zona pellucida binding and in vitro fertilization assays |
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| Authors: | AMH Abdel Dayem Karima Gh M Mahmoud MF Nawito MM Ayoub TH Scholkamy |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Animal Reproduction & A.I, National Research Center, Dokki, Tahrir Street, 12622 Giza, Egypt;bDepartment of Theriogenology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;cDepartment of A. I. Research, Animal Reproduction Research Institute, Al-Ahram, Giza, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to develop a system of in vitro assays based on zona pellucida binding and in vitro fertilization for predicting male fertility in buffalo bulls. Frozen–thawed semen from nine bulls was tested for motility, viability index, acrosomal integrity, zona pellucida binding and in vitro fertilizing ability. Differences in post-thaw sperm motility between bulls were not significant. Differences in viability indices and percentage of spermatozoa with detached acrosome between bulls was highly significant (P < 0.001). Sperm attached per ovum, fertilization rates and polyspermy percentages varied significantly (P < 0.01) among buffalo bulls. A significant (P < 0.01) positive correlation coefficient of 0.69 was evident between normal acrosome and sperm attached per ovum, while between normal acrosome and fertilization efficiency it was 0.72. Sperm from different buffalo bulls differs in their ability to bind and fertilize oocytes. This study provides a basis to predict and maximize the in vitro fertilization performance of individual bulls. |
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| Keywords: | Buffalo bull In vitro fertilization Zona pellucida |
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