Improved Fertility in Gilts and Sows after Artificial Insemination of Frozen-Thawed Boar Semen by Supplementation of Semen Extender with Caffeine and CaCl2

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• Supplementation of semen extender with caffeine and CaCl2 for artificial insemination (AI) of fresh spermatozoa has been demonstrated to reduce recruitment of uterine polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and the activity of phagocytosis. Here, we determined if addition of caffeine and CaCl2 to semen extender improves the fertility of frozen-thawed boar semen. In experiment 1, gilts were cervically inseminated twice with frozen-thawed boar spermatozoa (25 × 108 cells per dose) suspended in Modena solution (n=7) or modified Beltsville Thawing Solution supplemented with caffeine and CaCl2 (BCC, n=7). The gilts were slaughtered 4 h later, and their oviducts and uterine horns plus the body of the uterus were flushed to recover PMNs and non-phagocytosed spermatozoa. There was no difference in the total number of uterine PMNs between gilts inseminated with Modena solution and those inseminated with BCC (3.8 × 108 vs. 1.5 × 108 cells, respectively); however, the total number of uterine spermatozoa was higher when gilts were inseminated with BCC (40.6 × 106 cells) compared with those inseminated with Modena solution (1.4 × 106 cells, P<0.05). In experiment 2, gilts and sows were subjected to intrauterine insemination twice with frozen-thawed spermatozoa suspended (25 × 108 sperm per dose) in Modena (n=21) or BCC (n=21). The overall pregnancy and farrowing rates were higher in females inseminated with BCC (71.4 and 61.9%, respectively) compared with those inseminated with Modena solution (38.1 and 28.6%, respectively, P<0.05). However, no significant difference in litter size of piglets was observed between treatments (7.2 ± 1.6 piglets for Modena solution vs. 8.2 ± 0.9 piglets for BCC solution). In conclusion, we demonstrated that use of BCC solution for frozen-thawed boar semen produced better pregnancy and farrowing rates following AI than Modena solution, probably by reducing the phagocytosis of spermatozoa.

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著者

• Murakami Tetsuya

  Fukuoka Agricultural Research Center

• YAMAGUCHI Shoichiro

  Fukuoka Agricultural Research Center

• FUNAHASHI Hiroaki

  The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

• Funahashi Hiroaki

  Department Of Animal Science Okayama University

• Funahashi Hiroaki

  The Graduate School Of Natural Science And Technology Okayama University

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