Cryopreservation of semen in domestic animals: A review of current challenges, applications, and prospective strategies

M Sharafi, SM Borghei-Rad, M Hezavehei, A Shahverdi… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Here we present a comprehensive review of the current literature
describing mechanisms of damage incurred by cryopreservation, and we highlight several …

Role of membrane lipid fatty acids in sperm cryopreservation

R Mandal, D Badyakar, J Chakrabarty - Advances in Andrology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid is an important constituent of cell membrane. Membrane lipid composition of
spermatozoa has been correlated to different function. Many researchers have related …

Use of antioxidants reduce lipid peroxidation and improve quality of crossbred ram sperm during its cryopreservation

MN Banday, FA Lone, F Rasool, M Rashid, A Shikari - Cryobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Ram sperm are subjected to extreme oxidative stress during their preservation at− 196° C
resulting in reduced quality at post thaw. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to …

In vitro assessment of soybean lecithin and egg yolk based diluents for cryopreservation of goat semen

H Salmani, A Towhidi, M Zhandi, M Bahreini, M Sharafi - Cryobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Soybean lecithin is a suitable plant-based cryoprotectant for freezing ruminant sperm.
Optimum level of lecithin was not clear for goat semen cryopreservation. The objective of this …

Antioxidant effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) extract in soybean lecithin-based semen extender following freeze–thawing process of ram sperm

MK Motlagh, M Sharafi, M Zhandi… - Cryobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of current study was to evaluate effect of rosemary aqueous extract on post-thawed
ram sperm quality in a soybean lecithin-based (SL) extender. Ram semen samples were …

Effect of substituting different concentrations of soybean lecithin and egg yolk in tris-based extender on goat semen cryopreservation

L Sun, W Fan, C Wu, S Zhang, J Dai, D Zhang - Cryobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effects of different concentrations of soybean lecithin (SL;
0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%) and egg yolk (EY) in Tris-based extenders on the semen quality …

Does rosemary aqueous extract improve buck semen cryopreservation?

Z Zanganeh, M Zhandi, A Zare-Shahneh, A Najafi… - Small Ruminant …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of rosemary aqueous extract for protecting
buck spermatozoa from freeze–thawing damages. In this study, a total of 32 ejaculates were …

Optimization of Ram semen cryopreservation using a chemically defined soybean lecithin‐based extender

M Emamverdi, M Zhandi… - … in Domestic Animals, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Contents The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of a chemically
defined soybean lecithin‐based semen extender as a substitute for egg yolk‐based …

Different concentrations of cysteamine and ergothioneine improve microscopic and oxidative parameters in ram semen frozen with a soybean lecithin extender

A Najafi, HD Kia, H Mohammadi, MH Najafi… - Cryobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ergothioneine and cysteamine as
antioxidant supplements in a soybean lecithin extender for freezing ram semen. Twenty-four …

Fertility response of artificial insemination methods in sheep with fresh and frozen-thawed semen

R Masoudi, AZ Shahneh, A Towhidi, H Kohram… - Cryobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the fertility response of artificial insemination (AI)
methods with fresh and frozen sperm in sheep. In experiment 1, one hundred and fifty fat …