Produção de embriões em ovinos Morada Nova e Somalis Brasileira / Embryo production in Morada Nova and Somalis Brasileira ewes

Superovulatory response and embryo yield in 19 Morada Nova and 20 Somalis Brasileira ewes was analyzed. All animals were synchronized with the insertion of an intravaginal device (CIDR®) on Day 0, replaced by a new device on Day 7, which remained in place until Day 14 and superovulated with 133mg of porcine FSH (pFSH) in decreasing doses at 12h intervals from Day 12 until Day 15 of the treatment, and a single dose of equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG, 200UI) on Day 14 (i.e., administered in CIDR removal). Fifty hours after CIDR® removal, females were inseminated by laparoscopy. All embryos were recovered by laparotomy 5 days after insemination. Sheep which responded to the superovulation protocol (P>0.05) included 74% of the Morada Nova ewes and 50% of the Somalis Brasileira ewes. Morada Nova showed better results (P<0.05) than Somalis Brasileira in number of ovulations (15.38 ± 5.24 vs. 10.56 ± 2.83), total structures (11.00 ± 7.55 vs. 3.33 ± 1.94) and embryo yields (6.79 ± 5.35 vs. 2.90 ± 2.18). Despite the high fertilization rate, degenerate embryo rate was high for both breeds, with an overall rate of 39% (57/145). In conclusion, superovulatory response and embryo yields in Morada Nova ewes were considered sufficient to justify the use of this procedure in genetic resources conservation programs. However, improvements to embryo quality and control of precocious regression of corpus luteum are necessary to produce better results in the MOET program, with minimal variations and maximum embryo yield in Morada Nova and Somalis Brasileira ewes.(AU)

Avaliação de espermatozoides caprinos congelados em meio à base de água de coco em pó (ACP-101®) ou TRIS / Evaluation of goat spermatozoa frozen in media based on powder coconut water media based (ACP-101®) or TRIS

Compararam-se as características cinéticas e morfológicas de espermatozoides caprinos congelados nos meios à base de ACP-101® e TRIS. Os diluentes utilizados foram: ACP-101® (+ 2,5 por cento gema ovo + 7 por cento glicerol) e TRIS (+ 20 por cento gema ovo + 6,8 por cento glicerol). Quarenta e oito ejaculados de quatro bodes foram coletados, avaliados, divididos em duas alíquotas e diluídos nos meios ACP-101® e TRIS, respectivamente, posteriormente congelados e, após 30 dias, descongelados. A avaliação da motilidade espermática por computador foi realizada aos 5, 60 e 120 minutos pós-descongelação. As características de motilidade espermática analisadas foram: motilidade total (MT) ( por cento) e progressiva (MP) ( por cento), velocidades média do trajeto do espermatozoide (VAP) (µm/s) e linear (VSL) (µm/s) e população de espermatozoides rápidos (ER) ( por cento). As avaliações de morfologia espermática quantificaram a porcentagem de espermatozoides normais (N) e as alterações da cabeça (AC), da peça intermediária (API) e do flagelo (AF), aos cinco e 120 minutos pós-descongelação. O diluente TRIS apresentou resultados cinéticos mais elevados que o ACP-101® aos 60 e 120 minutos pós-descongelação. As AC aos 120 minutos pós-descongelação foram mais altas nos espermatozoides congelados em ACP-101®. Conclui-se que o diluente TRIS promoveu maior viabilidade in vitro dos espermatozoides caprinos pós-descongelação.

The aim of the work was to compare kinetic and morphologic characteristics of goat sperm frozen in diluent media based on ACP-101® and TRIS. The employed diluents were: ACP-101® (+ 2.5 percent egg yolk + 7 percent glycerol) and TRIS (+ 20 percent egg yolk + 6.8 percent glycerol). Forty eight ejaculates from four bucks were collected, assessed and divided into two aliquots and diluted into the experimental treatments ACP-101® and TRIS. The samples were frozen and after 30 days, thawed. The computer assisted spermatic motility evaluations were placed into 5, 60 and 120 minutes post-thawing. The motion parameters assessed were: total motility (MT) ( percent), progressive motility (MP) ( percent), average path velocity (VAP) (µm/s), straight linear velocity (VSL) (µm/s), and population of rapid spermatozoa (ER) ( percent). The morphologic parameters: normal spermatozoa (N), head alteration (AC), intermediary piece alteration (API), tail alteration (AF) were evaluated at 5 and 120 min post-thawing. The media based on TRIS showed kinetic results significantly superior to ACP-101® at 60 and 120min. After 120min post-thawing the AC was higher in frozen sperm in media based on ACP-101®. The TRIS media promoted better goat spermatozoa in vitro viability post-thawing.