Letter to Editor

Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters

Volume: 65 Number: 2 June 1, 2018
  • Mehmet Borga Tırpan
  • Hakan Gürler
  • Kemal Tuna Olğaç
  • Ali Daşkın
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Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters

Abstract

In this research, post-thaw effects of bull semen extenders including different amounts of boron (sodium pentaborate) on total motility (TMOT), progressive motility (PMOT), kinetic parameters of spermatozoa (VCL, VSL, VAP, LIN, STR, WOB, ALH, BCF), plasma membrane and acrosome integrity (PMAI) and DNA fragmentation index (DFI) were evaluated. Eight ejaculates were examined from four different bulls. Each ejaculate was split in to five aliquots and extended with standard Tris extender (Control) and 0.4 g boron with 0.5 g glucose (Group 1) 0.5; 0.7; 0.9 g boron without glucose (Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4 respectively) were used as experimental groups. After thawing TMOT, PMOT, kinetic traits of spermatozoa, PMAI and DFI were determined. According to motility and progressive motility (66.04%, 50.79%), Group 1 had higher values than the others, but differences between groups were not statistically significant (P>0.05). The highest values of VSL, LIN, STR and WOB were determined (28.15 µm/s, 42.98%, 71.69%, 59.71%) in Group 1 (P<0.05). While other kinetic traits of spermatozoa were higher numerically in Group 1 than the other groups, differences between groups were not statistically significant (P>0.05). The highest PMAI value was determined as 60.84% in Group 1 (P>0.05). The DFI rates were found similar in all control and experimental groups (P>0.05). In conclusion, it was observed that the boron (sodium pentaborate) has positive effects on post-thaw movement and structural traits. In addition, boron has no detrimental effect on DNA fragmentation index in semen freezing. Thus, boron could be used as an alternative semen extender compound

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Mehmet Borga Tırpan This is me

Hakan Gürler This is me

Kemal Tuna Olğaç This is me

Ali Daşkın This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2018

Submission Date

June 1, 2018

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 65 Number: 2

APA
Tırpan, M. B., Gürler, H., Olğaç, K. T., & Daşkın, A. (2018). Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 65(2), 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002837
AMA
1.Tırpan MB, Gürler H, Olğaç KT, Daşkın A. Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2018;65(2):123-128. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002837
Chicago
Tırpan, Mehmet Borga, Hakan Gürler, Kemal Tuna Olğaç, and Ali Daşkın. 2018. “Effects of Boron Added Bull Semen Extender on Post-Thaw Spermatological Parameters”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 65 (2): 123-28. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002837.
EndNote
Tırpan MB, Gürler H, Olğaç KT, Daşkın A (June 1, 2018) Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 65 2 123–128.
IEEE
[1]M. B. Tırpan, H. Gürler, K. T. Olğaç, and A. Daşkın, “Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 123–128, June 2018, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002837.
ISNAD
Tırpan, Mehmet Borga - Gürler, Hakan - Olğaç, Kemal Tuna - Daşkın, Ali. “Effects of Boron Added Bull Semen Extender on Post-Thaw Spermatological Parameters”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 65/2 (June 1, 2018): 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002837.
JAMA
1.Tırpan MB, Gürler H, Olğaç KT, Daşkın A. Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2018;65:123–128.
MLA
Tırpan, Mehmet Borga, et al. “Effects of Boron Added Bull Semen Extender on Post-Thaw Spermatological Parameters”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 65, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 123-8, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002837.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Borga Tırpan, Hakan Gürler, Kemal Tuna Olğaç, Ali Daşkın. Effects of boron added bull semen extender on post-thaw spermatological parameters. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2018 Jun. 1;65(2):123-8. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002837

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