Effect of Ostrich Egg Yolk on Boar Spermatozoa Quality after Freezing-thawing

In order to improve the frozen semen quality and sperm resistance to cold shock,the different concentrations of 5%,10%,15%,20% and 25% ostrich egg yolk were added in extender as cryoprotectants,and 20% egg yolk and 20% pigeon egg yolk were control.The cryoprotective effects of ostrich egg yolk on the boar spermatozoa were analyzed and spermatozoa motility,acrosome integrity and membrane integrity after freezing-thawing were evaluated.The results indicated that the sperm motility,acrosome integrity,membrane integrity were 52.11%,55.62% and 54.94% respectively while the extender was supplied with 20% pigeon egg yolk,which was higher than that of other groups(P0.05).Although sperm motility,acrosome integrity and membrane integrity in the extender supplemented with 15% ostrich egg yolk were significantly higher than that of 5%,10%,20% and 25% ostrich egg yolk groups,they were significantly lower than that of 20% pigeon egg yolk group.According to our study,the ostrich egg yolk could protect the boar spermatozoa during the frozen-thawed,but is not as effective as pigeon egg yolk and egg yolk.