title: Influence of different methods of collection from the canine epididymides on post-thaw caudal epididymal sperm quality.
abstract: Canine epididymal sperm was collected from the cauda epididymis using 2 different methods (flushing and mincing) to compare the qualities (the percentage of progressively motile, viable, morphologically abnormal, immature and intact acrosomes) before and after freezing and thawing. No significant difference was noted in the quality of the cauda epididymal sperm immediately after collection and after freezing-thawing between the collection methods, although the mean levels of sperm quality with the flushing method were slightly better than that of the mincing method. The flushing method is simple and free of blood contamination, although the vas deferens was too small to be perfused in only 1 dog, and our results suggest that the flushing method is preferable to the mincing method for collecting sperm from the canine cauda epididymis.
authors: Laboratory of Reproduction, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan.
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Hori
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Atago
authors: Masanori
authors: M
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Eiichi
authors: E
authors: Kawakami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D004822:Epididymis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D055101:Semen Analysis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000662:veterinary; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
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