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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Optimizing thyroxine levels for enhanced buffalo sperm cryopreservation and fertility: a focus on quality, viability, and antioxidant protection.

Maha S Salama, Mohey A Ashour, Ahmed M Shehabeldin, Mohamed E A Omar, Mohamed M Soliman, Heba I Ghamry, Mohamed Abdelmegeid, Mustafa Shukry, Ahmed A Elolimy

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Maha S SalamaAnimal Reproduction Research Institute (ARRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
Mohey A AshourRiwina Animal Production Farm, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
Ahmed M ShehabeldinAnimal Production Research Institute (APRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Dokki, Egypt.
Mohamed E A OmarAnimal Production Research Institute (APRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Dokki, Egypt.
Mohamed M SolimanBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Moshtouhor, Toukh, Egypt.
Heba I GhamryNutrition and Food Science, Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed AbdelmegeidDepartment of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
Mustafa ShukryPhysiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
Ahmed A ElolimyDepartment of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Introduction: This study investigated the effects of adding thyroxine (T4) to buffalo semen on sperm quality, oxidative markers, apoptosis-like changes, and fertility. Methods: Initially, we tested a wide range of T4 concentrations (0.1, 0.3, 0.9, 2.7, and 8.1 µg/dL) to evaluate their impact on motility and viability. Result and discussion: Lower concentrations (0.1-0.9 µg/dL) improved total and progressive motility and viability compared to higher concentrations (2.7 and 8.1 µg/dL). We assessed optimized doses (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1 µg/dL) based on these findings. The 0.75 µg/dL group showed superior sperm velocity, viability, motion parameters, membrane, acrosome, and DNA integrity in equilibrated and frozen-thawed samples. Antioxidant markers (GPx, SOD, TAC) were enhanced, while MDA and apoptotic/necrotic cell levels were reduced, particularly in the 0.75 µg/dL group. Fertility trials revealed higher cryosurvival and conception rates in thyroxine-treated groups. In conclusion, T4 supplementation, especially at 0.75 µg/dL, enhances cryopreservation outcomes and fertility potential of buffalo bull semen.

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apoptosis-like changesbuffalo bullfertility ratesperm cryopreservationthyroxine (T4)

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