title: Effects of added caffeine on results following artificial insemination with fresh and refrigerated rabbit semen.
abstract: Lactating rabbits (n=1335) were artificially inseminated to study the effect of the addition of caffeine on rabbit semen stored for up to 96 h. Concentration of 0-5 mM/l were tested. Whereas a concentration of 0.2 mM/l increased spermatozoa motility, higher concentration values adversely affected reproductive parameters. Spermatozoa stored at 18 degrees C for 72-96 h did not have the capacity to react with caffeine when it was added before insemination. Caffeine did not enhance fertility or prolificacy, regardless of its ability to increase sperm motility.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Producción Animal, E.T.S.I. Agrónomos, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alvariño
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary*; D007774:Lactation; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits / Q000502:physiology*; D012034:Refrigeration; D012661:Semen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D002110:Caffeine