Abstract

ATENCIO-GARCIA, VÍCTOR J. et al. Evaluation of Ethylene Glycol as a Cryoprotectant in the Sperm Cryopreservation of Trans-Andean Shovelnose Catfish (Sorubim cuspicaudus, Pimelodidae). Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2014, vol.19, n.2, pp.271-280. ISSN 0120-548X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v19n2.41288.

The catfish Sorubim cuspicaudus cryopreservation semen was evaluated using three levels (5, 10, 15 %) of ethylene glycol (ETG). Males (n = 13) undergoing spermiation and in final maturation females (n = 6) were induced with 0.4 ml Ovaprim®/Kg, after 12 and 14 post-induction the semen was collected in 2 ml Eppendorf vials. The different cryoprotectants solutions were prepared with glucose 6 % (w/v) skimmed milk powder 5 % (w/v) and distilled water. The semen was diluted in ratio 1:3 (semen:extender), packed in macrotubes of 2.5 ml and frozen in liquid nitrogen (NL) vapor for 30 minutes, then the macrotubes were stored in cryogenic tanks submerged directly in NL (-196°C). The sperm were thawed in serological bath to 35°C for 90 seconds. The total motility, total progressivity and velocities in fresh and thawed semen were analyzed with the Sperm Class Analyzer software SCA® (Microptic SL, Spain). Fertility and hatching rates were assessed with 1.0-1.5 g of oocytes in experimental up flow incubators two liters, a completely randomized design was used. The hatching rate of fresh semen was 51,8°21 %, with no significant differences with semen cryopreserved with ETG 5 % (38.6 ° 13.9 %) (p> 0,05), while ETG 15 % (9.6 ° 2.9 %), recorded the lower hatching rate (p < 0.05). The results suggest that the cryoprotectant solution composed of ETG 5 %, glucose 6 % and powdered milk 5 % is a viable alternative for semen cryopreservation of the catfish Sorubim cuspicaudus.

Keywords : Colombia; cryoprotective agents; fertility; reproduction; semen analysis.

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