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Are There Differences between Methods Used for the Objective Estimation of Boar Sperm Concentration and Motility?
Sevilla, Francisco; Soler, Carles; Araya-Zúñiga, Ignacio; Barquero, Vinicio; Roldan, Eduardo R S; Valverde, Anthony.
Afiliação
  • Sevilla F; Costa Rica Institute of Technology, School of Agronomy, San Carlos Campus, Alajuela 223-21002, Costa Rica.
  • Soler C; Costa Rica Institute of Technology, Doctorate in Natural Sciences for Development (DOCINADE), San Carlos Campus, Alajuela 223-21002, Costa Rica.
  • Araya-Zúñiga I; Department of Cellular Biology, Functional Biology and Physical Anthropology, Campus Burjassot, University of Valencia, C/Dr Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
  • Barquero V; Costa Rica Institute of Technology, School of Agronomy, San Carlos Campus, Alajuela 223-21002, Costa Rica.
  • Roldan ERS; Faculty of Agri-Food Sciences, Alfredo Volio Mata Experimental Station, University of Costa Rica, Cartago 11501-2060, Costa Rica.
  • Valverde A; Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Animals (Basel) ; 13(10)2023 May 12.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37238052
Artificial insemination in the swine industry, as in other species, demands adequate semen handling and accurate evaluation for the preparation of seminal doses. Sperm concentration and motility estimates are part of the semen evaluation process and are considered important for maximizing the yield of doses for insemination. In this study, methods were examined for their accuracy in the estimation of boar sperm concentration and motility. Assessments of sperm concentration were carried out using iSperm®, ISAS® v1, Open CASA v2, and the Accuread® photometer. Analyses of sperm motility were performed with iSperm®, ISAS® v1, and Open CASA v2 systems. In this study, boar semen samples were collected from 10 healthy males from two genetic lines. There were no relevant differences between sire lines when sperm concentration was assessed. A Bayesian analysis was applied to the four methods used to assess sperm concentration to examine whether there are relevant differences between them. Results suggested differences in the four methods, with a probability of relevance (PR) of 0.86-1.00. The iSperm® method revealed higher concentration values within the highest posterior density region at 95% confidence interval (HPD95%) = 167.0, 224.2 M/mL, whereas Open CASA v2 showed the lowest values, with HPD95% = 99.3, 155.9 M/mL. The iSperm® demonstrated higher reliability in measuring sperm concentration compared to other methods or devices within the given range of confidence. ANOVAs revealed relevant differences in the three methods of motility estimation. Overall, differences in boar sperm concentration and motility estimates were found using various methods, but further studies are needed for better characterization of these differences.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Animals (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Costa Rica País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Animals (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Costa Rica País de publicação: Suíça