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CANINE SEMEN CRYOPRESERVATION AFTER SEMINAL PLASMA REMOVAL IN DOGS WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

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  • 1. Multidisciplinary Veterinary Clinic "BULGARIA",
  • 2. ROR icon Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction

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  • 1. ROR icon University of Forestry

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) can alter the composition of canine seminal plasma (SP) and specific prostatic proteins may impair sperm cryotolerance. The present study evaluated a large-volume cryopreserva-tion protocol with SP removal in dogs with BPH. Whole ejaculates were collected from 10 healthy dogs and 10 dogs with BPH. SP was removed by brief low-speed centrifugation. Samples were dispensed into cryovials in 500 μL aliquots and subjected to equilibration. They were then frozen using an accelerated ultralow tem-perature profile and subsequently thawed for computer-assisted sperm analysis. Post-thaw progressive motility declined in both groups when compared to fresh samples (p < 0.001), while linearity, straightness, and wobble remained stable within groups and were comparable between groups. Curvilinear, straight-line, and average path velocities decreased after freezing compared to fresh controls (p < 0.05) in both groups. The amplitude of lateral head displacement and beat-cross frequency exhibited significantly greater post-thaw reductions in BPH dogs than in healthy controls (p < 0.05). These findings indicate that the developed cryopreservation protocol enables effective long-term storage of canine semen from patients with BPH, while maintaining key trajectory parameters despite cryoinjury.

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