Cryopreservation of boar semen is continually researched in reproductive technologies and genetic resource banking in breed conservation. For evaluating the boar semen quality, sperm motility (MOT) is an important parameter because the movement of spermatozoa indicates active metabolism, membrane integrity and fertilizing capacity. Recently, polymorphisms reported to be significant association with sperm MOT. This study was conducted to evaluate the SNP in the coding region of ESR1 (g.672C>T inexon 1) as a positional controlling for motility and kinematic characteristics of post-thawed boar semen. To results,The g.672C>T was significantly associated with frozen semen motility and kinematic characteristics. g.158 T>C SNP was high significantly associated with MOT, VCL, VSL and VAP Also, the SNP was low significantly associated with ALH.Therefore, we suggest that theSNP in the coding region of ESR1 (g.672C>T in exon 1) may be used as a molecular marker for Duroc boar Post-thawed semen quality.

This study was carried out to investigate the effective genetic resources preservation system using the frozen boar semen. The porcine oocytes were matured for 44 hours in NCSU-23 medium with or without 10% Porcine Follicle Fluid (PFF), 0.5 porcine FSH, 0.5 equine LH, 1.0 17 -estradiol () and 10 ng/ml Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) under mineral oil at in humidified atmosphere of 5% in air. After 44 h of culture, the oocytes were inseminated with frozen-thawed semen and fresh semen prepared with mTBM medium for 6 h. Later, set of 50 presumptive zygotes were transferred into 4-well dish (500 ) of IVC medium. for embryos freezing, slow-freezing and vitrification methods were used as a cryopreservation. Differences among treatments were analyzed using General Linear Model Procedure by SAS Package (version 6.12) differences were considered significant when p<0.05. Following IVF and IVC, the rates of cleavage and blastocysts formation were significantly higher (p<0.05) in hormone supplemented group than that of hormone-free group (25.7 vs, 12.1). The development rates to cleavage and blastocysts were significantly higher in PZM-5 group than NCSU-23 group (60.3%, 46.6% vs 27.4%, 11.1%). Further improvement was achieved when PZM-5 was supplemented with FBS. Cleavage rates was significantly higher in fresh semen source group than frozen semen (66.7% vs 43.7%). However in blastocysts rates was similar two groups. Post-thaw survival rates of embryos were 1.2% and 2.2% in slow-frezing and vitrification groups, respectively. The results of our study suggest that it is still possible to improve the culture conditions and boar semen cryopreservation for enhance reproductive technology and animal genetic resources conservation.

본 연구는 돼지정액의 보다 간편하고 손쉽게 동결시킬 수 있은 방법을 확립하기 위하여 수행하였다. 돼지정액은 3시간에 걸쳐 5℃까지 냉각 후 Straw에 봉입하고 다양한 방법 및 step에 의해 스티로폼 용기 내에 들어있는 LN2 중에서 동결하였다. 정자의 생존성은 LN2 표면으로부터 10 cm 위에서 10분간 정치 후 침적할 경우 가장 높게 나타났다(54.0%). Straw를 -102℃에서 10분간 정치시킨 처리구가 여타구보다 높은 생존성이 얻어졌다(74.0%, P<0.05). 응해 방법에 따른 동결정액의 생존성 실험에서는 37℃의 융해구가 52℃ 융해구보다 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다(P<0.05). 1단계 동결 방법과 3단계 동결방법으로 돼지 정액을 동결시킨 결과 정액의 일반적 특성 및 첨체의 이상 유무를 평가하는 CTC 검사에서는 커다란 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 동결정액을 이용한 체외수정 결과에서는 상실배기 이상 발육율에서 1-step이 3-step보다 높은 발육율을 나타내었다(27.5 vs 14.7%, P<0.05). 본 실험의 결과 돼지정액 동결 시 -102℃에서 10분간 정치시키는 1단계 동결방법이 간편하면서 유리한 동결 방법으로 활용될 수 있음을 보여준다.

본 실험은 돼지정액의 동결보존을 위한 희석액과 냉각속도 및 동해방지제의 적정농도를 결정하기 위해 실시하였으며, 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 에서 까지의 냉각속도에서는 LEY 희석액에서 분당 로 냉각하는 것이 생존율과 정상 첨체율에서 가장 높은 결과를 얻었다. 2. LEY 희석액이 BF5와 M-Soejima 희석액보다 정자를 동해로부터 보호하는 능력이 우수하였다. 3. LEY 희석액에 첨가하는 glycerol의 농도는 3 또는 가 의 glycerol

본 실험은 LEY에 다양한 당류를 첨가한 용액으로 동결보존한 돼지정자의 응해후 생존율과 정상 첨체율, 체외성숙한 난자와의 수정능력과 배 발달 능력 및 인공수정을 통한 수태율과 산자수에 미치는 효과를 조사하기 위해 실시하였다. 융해후의 정상 첨체율은 glucose 농도 증가와 함께 증가되었으나, 생존율에 있어서는 효과가 인정되지 않았다. LEY에 fructose를 단독 또는 glucose와 함께 첨가하면 융해후의 생존율이 유의하게 증가되었으며 (p<0.0

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of sperm concentration of 5ml maxi-straw on farrowing rate and number of pigs born alive per litter in deep frozen boar semen. We did not find out the effect of sperm concentration on post-thaw sperm motility and NAR acrosome. However, farrowing rate and number of pigs born alive per litter of 7. 5 x 10˚ /5ml and 10.0 x 10˚ /5m1 sperm concentrations were higher than those of 5. 0 /10˚ /5ml sperm concentration.

This study was carried out to compare farrowing rate and litter traits for European and American lines with boar sperm frozen in straws. Farrowing rate, litter size and mean pig weght at birth and 21 days were investigated. A total of 36 gilts Landrace, Large white and Duroc were investigated at the Chungnam Provincial Animal Breeding Station. We obtained higher farrowing rate and litter traits for European line boars compared to American line boars.