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Chicken Sperm Cryopreservation: Review of Techniques, Freezing Damage, and Freezability Mechanisms

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  • Yunhe Zong

    (Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yunlei Li

    (Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yanyan Sun

    (Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Gamal M. K. Mehaisen

    (Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt)

  • Tianxiao Ma

    (Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Jilan Chen

    (Key Laboratory of Animal (Poultry) Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China)

Abstract

Ex situ preservation is an important method in the preservation of chickens, and cryopreservation of semen is the only method for gamete preservation at present. During the last two decades, many studies have been performed to develop standard chicken semen cryopreservation technology and achieve great progress. Many attempts and methods were investigated to adapt subspecies or different breeds. In this paper, we firstly reviewed the main factors affecting cryopreservation of chicken sperm, including the unique structure and characteristics of the spermatozoa. Secondly, the studies on key points of the chicken sperm cryopreservation technology, including semen dilution, cryoprotectants, equilibration time, packaging types, and freezing and thawing rates were summarized to generate the optimal parameters. Then, the mechanism underlying freezing damage and freezability revealed by recent omics methods relevant to the efficiency of cryopreservation were discussed. This review will provide relevant reference for the future investigation of poultry semen cryopreservation technology.

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  • Yunhe Zong & Yunlei Li & Yanyan Sun & Gamal M. K. Mehaisen & Tianxiao Ma & Jilan Chen, 2023. "Chicken Sperm Cryopreservation: Review of Techniques, Freezing Damage, and Freezability Mechanisms," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:13:y:2023:i:2:p:445-:d:1068034
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    1. Olga Stanishevskaya & Yulia Silyukova & Vera Tereshina & Elena Ianutsevich & Nikolai Pleshanov & Anton Kurochkin & Elena Fedorova, 2023. "Trehalose as a Stabilizer of the Lipid Composition of Membranes and the Composition of the Cytosol of Frozen/Thawed Rooster Spermatozoa," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-12, July.

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