title: Effects of exogenous glutathione on the quality of chilled bull semen.
abstract: Glutathione (GSH) at concentrations of 0.0 (control), 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mM was added to chilled bull semen to determine its effects on the keeping quality of semen used for artificial insemination (AI). The semen was preserved with egg yolk citrate extender. All samples were stored at 4-8 degrees C for 5 days. Sperm motility and proportion of abnormal acrosome were assessed daily. Sperm motility was significantly (p < 0.01) higher in the semen treated with 0.5 mM glutathione than in untreated semen on each day. The optimum sperm motility (>or=50%) for AI was retained significantly (p < 0.01) for 3 days in 0.0, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mM glutathione treated semen, whereas in 0.3 mM glutathione-treated semen, sperm motility was 46.8% for 3 days. Acrosomal damage was significantly (p < 0.01) reduced after addition of 0.5 mM GSH in the preserved semen. Bull semen can be preserved in chilled condition for 5 days with 0.5 mM GSH with sperm motility above 40% and 12% acrosome abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Munsi
authors.forename: M M U
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bhuiyan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: M G S
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Alam
mesh_terms: D000177:Acrosome / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005978:Glutathione / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000187:drug effects*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005978:Glutathione