Quality of cauda epididymal sperm immediately after collection and after freezing-thawing from Amur leopard cats ( Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus ) and a local population of the subspecies Tsushima leopard cats

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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Tatsuya HORI¹  Hideo TAJIMA¹  Shinichi SASAKI²  Mizuki KARASAWA²  Madoka YOSHIZAWA³  Takuya KURIBARA³  Hidemasa HORI³  Fujio YAMAMOTO⁴  Etsuo NARUSHIMA⁵  Kiyoshi NAGAI²  Kazuaki NIPPASHI³  Yurie SATAKA¹  Masato KOBAYASHI¹  Masanori KOBAYASHI¹  Toshihiko TSUTSUI¹ 

[1] Laboratory of Reproduction, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University;Inokashira Park Zoo;Ueno Zoological Gardens;Tama Zoological Park;Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums;Japan Institute of Small Animal Reproduction

关键词: Amur leopard cat;    epididymal sperm;    frozen semen;    semen quality;    Tsushima leopard cat;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.22-0230

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

In this study, cauda epididymal sperm were collected from Amur leopard cats with various causes of death as well as Tsushima leopard cats that underwent castration surgery, and sperm quality was compared with that in domestic cats. A sufficient number of sperm similar to those in domestic cats could be collected from the cauda epididymis of Amur leopard cats. However, in old leopard cats, no or very few cauda epididymal sperm were recovered, although there were no differences in sperm motility and sperm abnormality. There were no significant differences in sperm quality immediately after collection and after freezing-thawing of cauda epididymal sperm compared with corresponding estimates in domestic cats.

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