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The effects of adding different levels of curcumin to the diluent on the epididymal sperm quality of Shal rams during storage at 5˚C

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Corresponding Author, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran. E-mail: rfarhadi81@gmail.com

2 Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran. E-mail: afarshad@uok.ac.ir

3 Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran. E-mail: J.Rostamzadeh@uok.ac.ir

4 Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Pakdasht, Iran. E-mail: abozar.najafi@ut.ac.ir

Abstract

The present study was conducted in order to use different levels of curcumin in the diluting sperm epididymis of Shal breed rams during storage at five degrees Celsius in the form of a completely randomized design with four treatments in six replications. Sperm samples were extracted from the testicular tissue and used in the Tris-egg yolk diluent. Different concentrations of curcumin including 0, 10, 25 and 50 μM were added to the diluents. The samples were gradually cooled at 5°C and after stabilization at this temperature, in 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours, the parameters of total motility, progressive motility, viability, membrane integrity and the percentage of sperm abnormalities were evaluated. The results showed that the use of 25μM curcumin improved the parameters of total motility, progressive motility, viability and membrane integrity only at 6 and 12 hours, but no significant difference was observed at 24 and 48 hours compared to other treatment groups. Regarding sperm abnormalities, no significant difference was observed between the treatments in all the examined times. The results of this study indicate that using a concentration of 25μM curcumin can lead to the improvement of ram epididymal sperm quality in the initial periods of storage, but it loses its effect in longer periods of time. Therefore, it is recommended to use nanotechnology methods to improve the effectiveness of curcumin, especially during long-term storage of ram sperm.

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Animal Production
Volume 26, Issue 2
July 2024
Pages 207-217
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