- 著者
- Tatsuya HORI Tetsuya ATAGO Masanori KOBAYASHI Eiichi KAWAKAMI
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.14-0421, (Released:2015-02-01)
- 被引用文献数
- 2 18
Canine epididymal sperm was collected from the cauda epididymis using two 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 methods. The flushing method is simple and free of blood contamination, although the vas deferens was too small to be perfused in only one dog, and our results suggest that the flushing method is preferable to the mincing method for collecting sperm from the canine cauda epididymis.