• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.873-879
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• 2010

We investigated the effect of various concentrations of taurine during in vitro fertilization (IVF) on the embryonic development up to the blastocyst stage of bovine oocytes fertilized with three different Japanese Black bulls (Bull A, B and C). In vitro matured oocytes were fertilized with various concentrations of taurine (0, 1, 10, 50 and 100 mM) in the presence of 2.5 or 5.0 mM caffeine plus $25{\mu}g$/ml heparin (CH) for 6 hr or $100{\mu}g$/ml heparin (H) for $24{\pm}2$ h. After IVF, the cleavage rates from the 2 to 16 cell stage determined at 3 days and the development rates up to the blastocyst stage determined at 7-8 days from the onset of IVF were assessed. Although the cleavage rates for the taurine concentration groups were not significantly increased in any of the three bulls in the CH groups, the development rates up to the blastocyst stage of the 50 mM taurine group of Bulls A and B, and of the 1 to 50 mM groups of Bull C were increased (p<0.05) compared to those of the control (0 mM taurine) groups. On the other hand, none of the bulls in the H groups showed any significant increase either in the cleavage rates or blastocyst formation rates in any taurine concentrations groups compared with those of the control groups. These results indicate that the addition of 50 mM taurine to a fertilization medium containing caffeine and heparin may stimulate embryonic development up to the blastocyst stage when fertilized with different bull semen.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.295-300
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• 2011

The objective of this study was to evaluate efficiency of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MBCD) in the sperm preservation of bull. For this study, the freezing of diluted semen were added with Triladyl containing 20% egg-yolk and/or 0, 1, 5, 10 and 20 mM MBCD before freezing process. Analysis of viability in frozen-thawed sperm was estimated by SYBR14/PI double stain, hypoosmotic swelling test(HOST) and acrosome damage with FITC-PNA, and mitochondria activation with Rhodamin123 by flow-cytometry. The sperm viability was significantly in 0 mM and 5 mM concentrations of MBCD than other groups (p<0.05). However, the HOST was significantly lower at 20 mM concentration of MBCD than other concentrations (p<0.05). In addition, acrosome damage and mitochondria activation rates were significantly lower at 20 mM concentration of MBCD than other groups (p<0.05). In conclusion, the viability of sperm was not significantly different among concentrations of MBCD 0, 5 and 10 mM, but MBCD 20 mM was significantly lower than other groups. In addition, as concentrations of MBCD was high, HOST, acrosome damage and mitochondria activation rates had a negative effect in bull sperm.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.156-160
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• 2017

We investigated the effect of ethylene glycol and antioxidants such as taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose with extenders during cryopreservation of Korean Jeju Black Bull spermatozoa. The cryopreservation of freshly collected spermatozoa was conducted with four different conditions. As a control, spermatozoa were cryopreserved with Tris egg-yolk extenders added 5% ethylene glycol (EG). Taurine (20 mM), hypotaurine (20 mM) and trehalose (20 mM) were individually added into tris egg-yolk extenders with 5% EG. After thawing of frozen spermatozoa with four different conditions, sperm viability, motility, acrosomal integrity, and membrane integrity were investigated. The significant (p < 0.05) improvement of sperm viability showed in all antioxidant treated thawed spermatozoa (taurine; $68.1%{\pm}4.4$, hypotaurine; $69.2%{\pm}6.7$ and trehalose; $68.0%{\pm}4.4$) when compared to control ($63.4%{\pm}5.6$). Neither positive nor detrimental effects of three antioxidants were shown sperm motility after thawing. The results of hypo-osmotic swelling test showed that the membrane integrity of taurine, hypotaurine or trehalose treated thawed spermatozoa ($64.1%{\pm}5.4$, $61.5%{\pm}3.7$ and $59.0%{\pm}4.0$, respectively) had significantly (p < 0.05) higher rate of the swollen sperm compared to control ($53.7%{\pm}9.7$). Hypotaurine treated frozen-thawed spermatozoa had siginificantly higher (p < 0.05) F pattern ratio than taurine, trehalose and control treated frozen-thawed spermatozoa. Trehalose added frozen-thawed spermatozoa had significantly higher (p < 0.05) acrosome reaction pattern ratio than taurine and hypotaurine added frozen-thawd spermatozoa. In this study, we found that antioxidants such taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose treatments during cryopreservation process could reduce damage of spermatozoa of Korean Jeju Black Bull and improved sperm capability of fertilization.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제58권7호
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• pp.25.1-25.6
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• 2016

Background: The current study was designed to investigate the effect of supplementation of Flaxseed (Linumusitatisimum) oil on libido and semen quality of Nilli-Ravi buffalo bulls. Methods: In this study, 12 adult healthy bulls kept at the Semen Production Unit, Qadirabad district Sahiwal, were used. These bulls were divided into three equal groups, A, B and C. Group A was kept as control, while in groups B and C supplementation of feed was provided by using flaxseed oil @125 ml/day and 250 ml/day,respectively for 12 weeks. Two ejaculates per animal were collected at 0 day then 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th week of treatment. In this way a total 216 samples were taken, and each semen sample was evaluated for color, volume, mass activity, percent motility, sperm cell concentration per ml, percentage of live sperm, and plasma membrane integrity. Libido of bulls was also evaluated before every collection. Results: Analysis of data revealed that these parameters were significantly (P < 0.01) increased in flax oil treated animals as compared to control. Conclusion: It was concluded from the present study that flax seed oil has beneficial effects on reproductive health of buffalo bull.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2003

Sixty semen ejaculates collected at weekly interval from four Murrah Buffalo bulls over a period of seven months (Nov.1999 to May 2000) were used in the present study. Three buffer medium (sodium citrate, TES and Tris) were used for soaking of sephadex. Three grades of sephadex (G-15,G-100, and G-200) were used for preparation of columns. Columns of three different height (one, two and three cm) were used for separation of semen. Twenty semen ejaculates were used in each project. In the first experiment each semen ejaculates was divided into four parts. One part was kept as control and other three parts were passed thought one cm column of sephadex G-15 prepared in three different buffers. There was significant (p<0.05) increase in percent progressive sperm motility and percent live spermatozoa and decrease in percent abnormal spermatozoa and percent spermatozoa with damaged acrosome as well as sperm numbers after filtration through all the three columns. Sperm quality obtained in the filtrate of column prepared in Tris buffer was better in comparison to other two buffers. So the Tris buffer was used in the second trial. Twenty semen ejaculates were used in this experiment. Each semen ejaculate was divided into four parts. One part was kept as control (non-filtered) and other three parts were passed through columns of different grade of sephadex (G-15, G-100 and G-200). Progressive sperm motility and live sperm percentage improved significantly while decline in percent abnormal spermatozoa and percent spermatozoa with damaged acrosome and sperm concentration was observed after filtration through all the columns as compared to control (non-filtered) semen. Since post filtration quality of semen was better in the sephadex G-100 column, therefore it was selected for the next experiment. In third experiment, Tris buffer and sephadex G-100 were used for preparing columns of different height (one, two and three cm) and twenty semen ejaculates were filtered. The quality characteristics of semen (percent progressive sperm motility, percent live spermatozoa and sperm concentration) after filtration through one cm column were significantly (p<0.05) higher than after filtration through columns of two and three cm height. However non -significant (p>0.05) difference due to height of columns was observed for percent abnormal and percent damaged acrosome but 1 cm column comparatively gave better result than of 2 and 3 cm column height.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2015

This study was designed to evaluate the possibility of increase through dairy female offspring's ratio by transfer of pre-selected transferrable blastocyst that was produced by pre-selected X-bearing semen with OPU derived oocytes. Elite dairy female cow is demanded strongly compared with male, the so called, farmer wants to produce only an elite female dairy offspring as a candidate female dairy cow for producing milk. In our study, we selected 2 elite dairy bull semen from National Agricultural Cooperative Federation to pre-select X-bearing semen and 5 elite dairy female cows as donor for collecting of OPU derived oocytes. OPU derived embryo production system was carried out an aspiration of immature oocytes from 5 donor cows 2 times per week, total 200 times for 2 to 7 months by an ultrasonographic guided follicular aspiration system and then produced in vitro-produced blastocysts by in vitro maturation, fertilization and culture. Dairy donor semen selected H-319, 320 bull in National Agricultural Cooperative federation was sorted X-bearing semen by flow-cytometer and frozen for using IVF with OPU derived oocytes. Donor cows were selected 5 elite dairy cows from Gyeongju Dairy Cow Community and then disease tests such as 4 kinds of disease before selecting was checked. Oocyte proportion of grade 1 to 3 from total collected oocytes was significantly lower in donor A and B than those in donor C, D and E (82.16 and 70.03% vs. 90.0, 91.78 and 93.57%), respectively (p<0.05). However, number of oocytes per session in donor A, C and E was significantly higher than those in donor B and D ($7.77{\pm}3.26$, $5.85{\pm}2.10$ and $7.03{\pm}2.14$ vs. $4.68{\pm}2.61$ and $5.21{\pm}1.97$ oocytes), but donor A was significantly higher than donor C (p<0.05). Development to blastocyst in donor B, C and E was significantly higher than those in donor A and D (31.0, 25.0 and 25.0% vs. 14.3 and 4.5%), but donor A was not different in donor C and E (p<0.05). Nine out of 10 blastocysts (90.0%) derived from OPU blastocysts were confirmed male embryos that was induced with Y-bearing semen to confirm sex ratio only. Total 96 blastocysts derived from female bearing semen were transferred into synchronized recipients and then confirmed 42 recipients (43.8%) pregnancy rate, 36 offspring (37.5%) and 91.7% female sex ratio (33 female vs. 3 male offspring). Taken together all data, elite dairy female offspring could be produced effectively by in vitro production system between pre-selected x-bearing semen and OPU derived oocytes that would be influential breeder in the breeding of dairy farm to increase effectively elite dairy offspring ratio as well as net income in the dairy farmer.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2012

본 연구는 희소 한우인 제주흑우의 정액 동결을 위하여 동결보호제로서 glycerol과 amide 계열의 동결보호제인 5%의 DMA, DMF 그리고 7%의 MF를 이용하여 동결 융해 후 정자의 운동성, 생존율, 정자막 온전성 및 정자의 첨체 양상의 변화 조사를 위하여 수행하였다. 제주흑우의 정액을 동결 한 결과 glycerol과 DMF를 사용하였을 때 운동성은 $64.00{\pm}9.62$와 $59.00{\pm}5.48$로 DMA와 MF에 비해 유의적으로 높았으며(p<0.05), 생존율 역시 glycero과 DMF 처리구에서 $58.25{\pm}6.63$과 $53.05{\pm}3.77$로 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 그러나 glycerol과 DMF 처리구 간의 유의적 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 정자막 온전성 검사(HOST)에 있어서도 역시 glycerol과 DMF 처리에서 정자 미부의 팽창 비율 역시 $45.12{\pm}25.08$과 $44.95{\pm}8.58$로 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 정자의 첨체막 양상 변화에 있어 F pattern의 비율이 MF 처리시 다른 처리구에 비하여 유의적으로 낮았으며(p<0.05), B pattern의 비율은 DMA, DMF 및 MF의 사용시 glycerol에 비하여 유의적으로 증가하였다(p<0.05). AR pattern의 비율에 있어서는 DMF를 제외한 amide의 사용은 F pattern의 감소와 조기 첨체반응에 의한 유의적인 AR pattern의 증가를 볼 수 있었다(p<0.0.5). 그러나 DMF의 사용은 glycerol 보다 AR pattern의 비율이 유의적으로 낮았다(p<0.05). 동결 융해 후 시간에 따른 정자의 생존율과 정자미부 팽창 비율에 있어서 융해 초기에는 glycerol에서 DMF 보다 높은 생존율과 정자 미부 팽창율을 나타냈으나, 1시간 이후부터는 DMF에서 glycerol 보다 높은 생존율과 정자 미부 팽창율을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 희소 가축의 생식세포 보존 및 유전자원 확립을 위한 중요한 자료가 될 것이며, 제주흑우 및 희소 가축의 안정적이고 효율적인 동결 정액 제조 연구에 있어 중요한 정보를 제공할 것으로 평가된다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2003

한우의 유전자원을 보존하기 위하여 정액동결 시험을 수행하였으며 고급육계통은 육질에 대한 육종가 상위 10% 이내의 자손에서 선발하였고 다 유계통은 어미의 이유시 체중에 대한 육종가 상위 10%이내의 자손에서 선발하였으며 2개 계통에서 종모우 총 13두를 선발하여 공시하였다. 정액채취는 인공질법으로 실시하였고 의빈대에 수소를 계류하고 채정대상우를 승가시켰으며, 3회 가승가후에 채정하였다. 채정후 10분 이내에 실험실로 옮겨와 검사항목을 조사하고 37$^{\circ}C$에서 1차 희석을 하고 5$^{\circ}C$까지 하강한 후 2차 희석을 하였으며, 액체 질소 5cm 위에서 5분간 평형후 침지하여 동결하였다. 이들 종모우 정액의 일반적 성상에 있어서 채정된 정액량은 1차와 2차를 합하였을 때 평균 채정량이 5.7 ml였고 정자농도는 975${\times}$$10^{6}$개였으며 정액의 색상은 유백색이었고 pH는 6.8이었다. 채취시 생존성은 90.2% 그리고 동결 융해후에는 65.7 %가 생존하였으며 총 6,870스트로우의 동결 정액을 생산하여 보존하였다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.377-383
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 제주흑우의 유전자원 보존과 증식을 위한 안정적인 동결정액 제조법을 수립하기 위하여 제주흑우의 정액 동결 제조에 있어 동결 융해 후 ethylene glycol이 정자의 운동성, 생존율 그리고 첨체에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보고자 수행하였다. 제주흑우의 동결정액제조시 5%의 ethylene glycol의 첨가가 $72.5{\pm}5.00%$의 활력과 $54.88{\pm}0.66%$의 생존율 그리고 $46.00{\pm}2.40%$의 정자막 온전성을 나타내 3%와 5%의 ethylene glycol을 첨가한 실험구보다 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 또한, 7% glycerol을 사용한 실험구와 비교하였을 때 5% ethylene glycol을 첨가하였을 때 유의적으로 높은 생존율과 정자막 온전성을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 또한, 예비 동결 조건이 정자의 성상에 미치는 영향에 있어서는 3 cm, 5분 예비동결 실험구에서 생존율과 정자막 온전성이 유의적으로 감소하였다(p<0.05). Ethylene glycol이 정자의 첨체 양상에 미치는 영향에 있어서는 5%와 7%의 ethylene glycol을 사용하였을 때 효과적으로 첨체가 보호되어 F pattern의 비율이 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며(p<0.05), 조기 첨체 반응도 유의적으로 낮은 수준을 보였다(p<0.05). 그러나 7%의 glycerol과 비교하였을 때는 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으며, 5%와 7% ethylene glycol 사이의 유의적 차이도 나타나지 않았다. 예비 동결 조건이 정자의 첨체 양상에 미치는 영향에 있어서는 역시 정자의 생존율과 정자막 온전성과 같이 3 cm, 5분 예비동결 시 유의적인 F pattern의 감소와 조기 첨체 반응에 의한 AR paattern의 증가를 볼 수 있었다(p<0.05). 이와 같은 결과는 본 연구에서 사용된 ethylene glycol과 예비동결 조건의 조합으로 나타난 결과를 활용하여, 희소가축의 생식세포 보존 및 유전자원 확립을 위한 중요한 자료가 될 것이며, 생존율과 운동성 증대를 위한 다양한 희석제를 활용한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.271-278
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• 1994

The aim of this study was to compare the two culture systems 1) co-culture with cumulus cells and 2) chemically defined medium supplemented with amino acids (CR1aa) and fetal calf serum (FCS) of in vitro produced bovine embryos from follicular oocytes in vitro. Bovine follicular oocytes were collected from ovaries of slaughtered cows and matured in TCM199 supplemented with 10% FCS and hormones (1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml FSH-P and 1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml oestradiol-17$\beta$)24 hours at 39$^{\circ}C$ under 5% CO2 in air. The capacitation of spermatozoa from ejaculated or frozen bull semen was induced by centrifugation through Percoll density gradient (45%, 90%). Then capacitated spermatozoa (1$\times$106/ml) were inseminated into 50${mu}ell$ droplet containing matured follicular oocytes and incubated for 40~42 hours. Cleaved embryos of 2~4cell stage were transferred to the co-culture with cumulus cells and/or CR1aa medium supplemented with FCS. In semen source, the developmental rates to the blastocyst and the hatched blastocyst stages were higher in ejaculated semen(27.6% and 14.9%) than those of frozen-thawed semen(18.3% and 11.8%), respectively. In two culture systems, the proportions of embryonic development upto the blastocysts and the hatched blastocysts were higher of CR1aa medium (22.1% and 12.1%) than those of cumulus cell co-culture (16.8% and 5.1%), respectively. The number of cells in exapnded blastocysts was slightly higher in cumulus cells co-culture (122.6$\pm$8.5) than that in CR1aa medium (117.9$\pm$5.9). The present results indicated that the early development of in vitro produced bovine embryos can be maintained efficiently in CR1aa medium as well as in co-culture with cumulus cells.