Perfluorochemical emulsions as turkey semen diluents: effects of varying aeration treatments and aqueous phase on fertilizing capacity of semen stored for twenty-four hours.
In a preliminary study, it was found that aeration of turkey semen diluted 1:2 with a phosphate buffer diluent (PD) and stored for 24 h at 12 to 13 C improved the fertilizing capacity relative to that obtained from PD-diluted semen that was not aerated (63.8 and 14.0%, respectively). Emulsifying PD with an equal volume of the oxygen carrier perfluorobutyltetrahydrofurane (FC-80) and using the resulting emulsion as a diluent further increased the fertility (86.6%), but the best fertility was from unstored, undiluted semen (98.0%). The efficacy of using emulsions of aqueous diluents with FC-80 for 24-h cold storage of turkey semen was studied in detail. When semen diluted with PD:FC-80 emulsions received varying levels of O2 for aeration, the fertilizing capacity of semen aerated with 60 or 100% O2 (86.1 and 89.6%, respectively) was significantly greater (P < or = .05) than that obtained using 20% oxygen (78.5%). The FC-80 emulsions that were made using commercially available diluents in place of the PD were tested with 100% O2 aeration during storage. The percentage fertility obtained from emulsions made with Beltsville Poultry Semen Extender or Lake's 7.1 "mm" Diluent was significantly greater (P < or = .05) than that for PD or Minnesota Turkey Growers Association Extender (90.5 and 90.2% vs 77.6 and 72.6%, respectively). This research demonstrates that perfluorochemicals may be useful for cold storage of turkey semen when emulsified with optimum diluents and aerated with > or = 60% O2.
Thurston
R J
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Department of Poultry Science, Clemson University, South Carolina 29634.
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D000818:Animals; D015925:Cryopreservation; D004337:Drug Carriers; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D005663:Furans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014422:Turkeys
D004337:Drug Carriers; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D005663:Furans; C073032:perfluorobutyl tetrahydrofuran; D010100:Oxygen