Evaluation of cryoprotective effect of Turkish pine honey on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) spermatozoa.
BACKGROUND
The cryopreservation procedures that allow preserving sperm cells have been applied for sperm of many species. A sugar like glucose, fructose and sucrose were frequently used in cryomedia but up to the present pine honey was not used for cryopreservation of sperm cells.


OBJECTIVE
The objective of present study is to investigate the effect of pine honey in various concentrations of 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 mg/ml solutions on cryopreservation and fertilization ability of spermatozoa of common carp (Cyprinus carpio).


METHODS
Totally 12.5 % (v/v) Me2SO as a cryoprotectant and 10 % (v/v) egg yolk added all extenders. Pine honey also compared with sugars as glucose, fructose (monosaccharide) and sucrose (disaccharide). Collected semen samples were diluted at the ratio of 1:9 with the extenders. After dilutions, the sperm motility was assessed for each group and then the diluted semen samples were cryopreserved.


RESULTS
The extenders containing 300 mg ml-1 pine honey group showed both highest post thaw motility 75.3 ± 5.1 %, motility duration (s) 47.3 ± 2.5 % and hatching ratio 42.6 ± 4.2 % than other cryopreserved groups (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Using the pine honey in cryomedia is effective for cryopreservation especially about hatching success of egg fertilized by frozen-thawed sperm of common carp.
Mugla Sitki Koçman University, Faculty of Fisheries Department of Aquaculture, Mugla, Turkey. fatihogretmen@mu.edu.tr.
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Mugla Sitki Koçman University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Mugla, Turkey.
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D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D002347:Carps / Q000502:physiology*; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005306:Fertilization; D006722:Honey / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
D003451:Cryoprotective Agents