This study aims to determine the effect of adding various doses of carrot juice into citrate-egg yolk diluents (C-EY) on bligon buck semen quality. Semen was collected twice a week using an artificial vaginal method of three buck with normal body condition and reproductive organs. Semen was 70% of motility, konsentration ≥1000x106mL and abnormality ≤ 15 diluted with C-EY added with carrot juice at a concentrations: 0% (CJ-0), 10% (CJ-10), 12.5% (CJ-12,5), 15% (CJ-15), 17.5% (CJ-17,5), and 20% (CJ-20), and stored in a refrigerator at 3-5o C. The quality of spermatozoa was evaluated every 24 hours. The Variables measured were spermatozoa motility, viability, and abnormalities. The results showed that spermatozoa preserved by C-EY supplemented by 17.5% carrot juice (CJ-17.5) had a higher quality (P<0.05) compared to the other four treatments, with motility (49.04 ± 1.0%), viability (55.70 ± 1.22%), dan abnormalities (4.57 ± 0.88 %) on the 4th day of storage. This study concludes that 17.5% carrot juice into citrate eggyolk extender improves the bligon buck semen

The purpose of this study was to determinate the effect of adding various levels of roselle filtrate (RF) into tris-egg yolk diluents (T-EY) on the quality of kacang goat spermatozoa. Semen was collected twice a week using an artificial vagina method of three male goats. Fresh semen obtained was evaluated macroscopically and microscopically with a motility value of 80%, viability 86.58%, concentration of 2,099.40 milionspermatozoa cells/ml, and an abnormality of 2.83%. Then the fresh semen was diluted according to the treatment, namely T0 (T-EY 100%), T1 (T-EY 100% + RF 1%), T2 (T-EY 100% + RF 2%), T3 (T-EY 100% + RF 3%), T4 (T-EY 100% + RF 4%), T5 (T-EY 100% + RF 5%). The diluted semen was stored at 3-5C, and evaluation was carried out every 24 hours on the quality of the spermatozoa. The results showed that spermatozoa in T-EY diluent with the addition of 3% RF (T3) had a higher quality (T<0.05) compered to the other five treatments, namely the motility reached (42,99±2,19%), viability (49,30±2,24%), and abnormalities (4,012±0,49%) during 5 days of storage. The conclusion of this study is the addition of 3% roselle filtrate in tris-egg yolk diluent is the best level and is more effective in maintaining the quality of spermatozoa kacang goat.

Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) is one type of cryoprotectant which has a low molecular weight so that it is easier to enter cells when cryopreservation. The purpose of this study was to explore the optimal concentration of DMSO in modified coconut water (mCW) extender that were able to maintain frozen sperm quality of bali bulls. Semen was collected from two four-year old bali bulls by artificial vagina. Good quality semen diluted with mCW (young coconut water + 20% egg yolk + 7.5 % moringa leaf extract) and supplemented by 3, 5, or 7% DMSO. Semen was filled into 0.25 ml ministraw, and was incubated in a refrigerator at 5°C for four hours, frozen on the surface of liquid nitrogen for 10 minutes and then dipped into liquid nitrogen. The quality of post thawing sperm was measured 24 hours later by placing the ministraw of frozen semen into water at 37oC for 30 seconds. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance and continued with Duncan test. Postthawing observations showed that bali bulls sperm cryopreserved at 3% DMSO yielded higher motility and viability (p<0.05) i.e. 36 and 44.15%, than DMSO 5% i.e. 18 and 23.65%, and DMSO 7% i.e. 7 and 12.62%. The recovery rate of sperm cryopreserved at 3% DMSO was also higher (p<0.05) than DMSO 5 and 7%, successively 45.65, 23.06, and 8.86%. The results of this study concluded that the optimal concentration of DMSO in mCW diluent to maintain frozen sperm quality of bali bulls was 3%.

The quality of porcine semen deteriorates very rapidly during the semen preservation process. The aim of this study is to find alternative diluents for Duroc semen preservation by changing different semen diluents. Two Duroc pigs, ± 3 years old, were trained twice weekly for semen collection. Immediately after collection, sperm were examined macroscopically and microscopically. Semen with sperm motility ≥ 70%, sperm concentration ≥200 x 106 cells/ml, and abnormality ≤20%) was diluted with six diluents, namely: Beltsville Thawing Solution® (BTS), Durasperm, Citrate Egg Yolk (CEY), Tris Egg Yolk (TEY), CEY + Olive Oil (CEYO) and TEY + Olive Oil (TEYO) in the ratio of one part semen and four parts diluent. The liquid sperm was stored at 18-20 oC and examined every eight hours for 80 hours. The result shows that sperm motility, viability and plasma membrane integrity of Duroc semen with CEYO and TEYO are comparable to BTS. No significant difference was found in sperm abnormalities. The results suggest that citrate egg yolk and Tris egg yolk in combination with olive oil are suitable as alternative diluents for the preservation of porcine sperm. Further studies are needed to determine the most suitable olive oil concentration for the preservation of porcine sperm of different breeds.