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J Vet Sci. 2007 Mar;8(1):75-80 |
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Birth of puppies after intrauterine and intratubal insemination with frozen-thawed canine semen
Hye Jin Kim1,3, Hyun Ju Oh3, Goo Jang3, Min Kyu Kim2,3,* |
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1Haemaru Small Animal Referral Hospital, SungNam 463-050, Korea
2Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital and 3Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
* kminkyu@snu.ac.kr |
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The present study was performed to assess the fertility
of frozen-thawed dog semen prepared by freezing with
6% glycerol and thawing at 70¨¬C for 8 sec, and to evaluate
the least number of post-thaw spermatozoa necessary to
achieve pregnancy by intrauterine or intratubal artificial
insemination. It was found that the pregnancy rate of
intrauterine artificial insemination was 100% using 6%
glycerol buffer and thawing at 70¨¬C for 8 sec with 5 ¡¿ 107
spermatozoa. Even though the pregnancy rate (80%) and
the whelping rate (24.5%) in the 5 ¡¿ 106 spermatozoa
inseminated group were lower than those of the 5 ¡¿ 107
spermatozoa group, conception was confirmed with 5 ¡¿ 106
spermatozoa. Although the pregnancy rate of intratubal
insemination was low (20%) with 4 ¡¿ 106 spermatozoa,
this study is the first report to show the pregnancy rate of
intratubal insemination with frozen-thawed ejaculated
canine semen. In order to improve the pregnancy rate
with intratubal insemination of canine spermatozoa, it is
necessary to investigate the optimal insemination site of
the uterine tube, the appropriate number of sperm, and
the direct effect of buffer on oocytes.
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