Cryopreservation of European catfish Silurus glanis sperm: sperm motility, viability, and hatching success of embryos |
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Authors: | Linhart Otomar Rodina Marek Flajshans Martin Gela David Kocour Martin |
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Affiliation: | University of South Bohemia, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, 38925 Vodnany, Czech Republic. linhart@vurh.jcu.cz |
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Abstract: | The aim of this study was to elaborate cryopreservation methods for ex situ conservation of European catfish. The success of sperm cryopreservation was evaluated by post-thaw sperm motility and velocity, percentage of live spermatozoa and fertility (hatching rates) using frozen/thawed sperm. The best hatching rates of 82-86% were obtained with sperm stored for 5 h before freezing in immobilizing solution and frozen with Me2SO in concentrations of 8, 10, and 12%, or with a mixture of 5% Me2SO and 5% propandiole. These results did not significantly differ from the fresh sperm control sample. The percentage of live spermatozoa in frozen/thawed sperm did not correlate with hatching rate or motility of spermatozoa, but was negatively correlated with velocity of spermatozoa (r=-0.47, P=0.05). The percentage motility in frozen/thawed sperm ranged from 8 to 62%, when sperm was stored in immobilizing solution 5h before freezing. The average value in the fresh sperm (control) was 96%. The frozen/thawed sperm motility rate significantly correlated with the hatching rate (r=0.76, P=0.0002), but not with the percentage of live spermatozoa (r=0.16, P=0.52) or the sperm velocity (r=0.07, P=0.79). The velocity of frozen/thawed spermatozoa ranged from 37 to 85 microm/s, whereby methanol concentrations of 7.5 and 10% resulted in highest velocities. Freezing sperm volumes of 1-4 ml did not affect the quality of frozen/thawed sperm. |
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Keywords: | Fish European catfish Silurus glanis Sperm Aquaculture Cryopreservation Sperm motility Velocity Fertility Cryo-bank Immobilizing medium Reproduction |
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