RT Journal Article T1 Effect of single-layer centrifugation or washing on frozen-thawed donkey semen quality: Do they have the same effect regardless of the quality of the sample? A1 Ortiz Jaraba, Isabel A1 Dorado Martín, Jesús A1 Morrell, Jane M A1 Crespo Castejón, Francisco A1 Gosálvez Berenguer, Jaime A1 Gálvez, MJ A1 Acha Valls, Daniel A1 Hidalgo Prieto, Manuel AB The aims of this study were to determine the sperm quality of frozen-thawed donkey sperm samples after single-layer centrifugation (SLC) using Androcoll-E in comparison to sperm washing or no centrifugation and to determine if the effect on the sperm quality after SLC or sperm washing depends on the quality of the sample. Frozen-thawed sperm samples from Andalusian donkeys were divided into three aliquots, and they were processed using three different techniques after thawing: uncentrifuged diluted control (UDC), sperm washing (SW), and SLC. Afterward, sperm quality index was estimated by integrating all parameters (total and progressive sperm motility, membrane integrity, and DNA fragmentation) in a single value. The relationship between the sperm quality of thawed UDC samples and the effect on sperm parameters in SW and SLC-selected samples was assessed. Sperm quality index was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in SLC (0.8 ± 0.0) samples than that in UDC (0.6 ± 0.0) and SW (0.6 ± 0.0) samples, regardless of the sperm quality index after thawing of the sperm sample. In conclusion, SLC of frozen-thawed donkey spermatozoa using Androcoll-E-Small can be a suitable procedure for selecting frozen-thawed donkey sperm with better quality, in particular in those samples where an improvement in motility is needed. PB Elsevier SN 0093-691X YR 2015 FD 2015-07 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98365 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98365 LA eng NO Effect of single-layer centrifugation or washing on frozen-thawed donkey semen quality: Do they have the same effect regardless of the quality of the sample? Theriogenology. 2015 Jul 15;84(2):294-300 NO Fundación Casa del Burro (Rute, Córdoba, Spain DS Docta Complutense RD 17 ago 2024