volume 47 issue 1 (february 2013) : 54-57
EFFECTS OF FREEZING ON SPERM VELOCITY IN FOUR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF JERMASIA BUCK
1Institute of Biological Sciences,
Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.
ABSTRACT
The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of freezing on sperm velocity in four different age groups (young: tender (TCAYE) was added to semen samples and cryopreserved using a programmable freezer prior to plunging into liquid nitrogen (-196oC). The fresh extended and frozen-thawed semen were subjected to computer automated semen analyzer (CASA) for sperm velocity evaluation. Fresh extended sperm in mature age group showed significantly highest values for average path velocity (VAP) 76.73±1.24µm/s, straight line velocity (VSL) 55.30±1.05µm/s, curvilinear velocity (VCL) 144.31±2.38µm/s, amplitude of lateral head displacement (ALH) 6.59±0.10µm and beat cross frequency (BCF) 39.59±0.36Hz as compared to young, old and very old age groups of buck (P
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