Influence of Curcumin and β-Carotene on the Preservation Effect of Taihu Pig Semen at Room Temperature
QI Ya-dong
LIANG Jia-wen
HOU Zhen-ye
FENG Yu-chen
ZHAO Xiao-jie
WU Yi
WU Jie-ge
LIU Jing-ge
Abstract：In order to explore the effect of different types of phytogenic antioxidants on the preservation of Taihu pig semen at room temperature,the two commonly used antioxidants,curcumin and β-carotene,were selected.They were added at different concentrations(curcumin:0,3,6,9 µg·mL-1;β-carotene:0,10,20,40 µg·mL-1)to the semen diluent of Taihu pig.The sperm vitality,plasma membrane integrity rate and acrosome integrity rate were detected by using the visual observation,hypotonic swelling method and Wright-Giemsa staining method on the 1 st,3 rd,5 th and 7 th day of preservation at 17 °C.The results showed that the addition of certain concentrations of curcumin and β-carotene could significantly improve the sperm quality,with the optimal concentrations being 6µg·mL-1 for curcumin and 20µg·mL-1 for β-carotene.
Keywords：Pig semenRoom temperature preservationCurcuminβ-carotene
Publication Date：2024-07-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 21-25 )