TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Semen Collection in Tris Extender Supplemented with Hypotaurine and Cysteine on Characteristics of Cooled and Post Thaw Boer Goat Spermatozoa AU - , H. Wahid AU - Memon, Akeel Ahmed AU - , Y. Rosnina AU - , Y.M. Goh AU - , M. Ebrahimi AU - , F.M. Nadia AU - , A.H. Shah JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 11 IS - 9 SP - 1486 EP - 1493 PY - 2012 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2012.1486.1493 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.1486.1493 KW - Goat KW -sperm KW -hypotaurine KW -cysteine KW -cryopreservation KW -Malaysia AB - The objective of this study was to investigate whether pre freezing and post thawing (motility, morphology, viability, acrosome integrity and membrane integrity). Boer goat spermatozoa are affected by collecting in an Tris citric acid fructose extender supplemented with hypotaurine or cysteine. Semen was collected from four bucks into tubes containing 0 mL extender (Contro I), 2 mL extender without supplementation of antioxidants (Control II), 2 mL extender supplemented with hypotaurine 10 mM and 2 mL extender with cysteine 5 mm. No significant (p>0.05) improvement was observed by adding extender into collection tubes either supplemented or not with antioxidants before freezing and after freeze thawing. While a slight improvement was observed in motility, membrane integrity and acrosome integrity when 2 mL Tris citric acid fructose extender supplemented with either hypotaurine or cysteine. In conclusion, addition of extender in collection tubes either supplemented or not with antioxidants is not beneficial for Boer goat semen cryopreservation. ER -