Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
Theriogenology. 2011 Mar 15;75(5):972-7. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.10.024. Epub 2010 Dec 7.
The Sperm Quality Analyzer (SQA-Vp) was evaluated for assessing concentration and motility of porcine semen. Both fresh and diluted semen from 50 different boars from a commercial artificial insemination (AI) centre were investigated. For the fresh ejaculate, the concentration obtained with SQA-Vp was compared with a photometer and a haemocytometer. For the diluted samples, the concentration and motility were compared with computer assisted semen analysis (CASA) and visual sperm analysis. The agreement between methods was studied with Bland-Altman plots and the repeatability with coefficient of variation (CV) as well as Bland-Altman plots. The sperm concentration (x10(6)/ml) obtained with SQA-Vp (379.3 ± 134.9) for fresh ejaculates agreed well with concentration by the photometer (447.2 ± 154.2; difference= -67.9 x 10(6)/ml; difference + 2SD = 55.3 x 10(6)/ml; difference - 2SD = -191.1 x 10(6)/ml) and with the haemocytometer (332.8 ± 141.11; d = 92.8; d + 2SD = 448.6; d - 2SD = -263). For diluted semen, the agreement between the concentration (x10(6)/ml) assessed with SQA-Vp (20.4 ± 4.3) was good with CASA (23.2 ± 5.8; d = -2.8; d + 2SD = 6.2; d - 2 SD = -11.8) but poor with the haemocytometer (18.8 ± 5.0; d = 1.6; d+ 2SD = 12.2; d - 2SD = -9). The % motile spermatozoa assessed by SQA-Vp (65.8 ± 10.0) in diluted semen agreed well with CASA (72.2 ± 13.7; d = -6.4; d+ 2SD = 20; d - 2SD = -32.8) and with visual assessment (64.1 ± 11.6; d = 1.7; d+ 2SD = 30.9; d - 2SD = -27.5). The SQA-Vp showed a good repeatability (CV; repeatability coefficient) for measuring the concentration of both fresh (3.9%; d = 10.7; d + 2SD = 30.9; d - 2SD = -9.5) and diluted semen (2.6%; d = 1.0; d + 2SD = 2.38; d - 2SD = -0.42) and for motility (3.2%; d = 0.9; d + 2SD = 8.5; d - 2SD = -6.7). The mean SQA-Vp values fell between the other methods' results for both fresh and diluted semen. Moreover the repeatability was acceptable. Therefore SQA-Vp can be used as a valid device for sperm quality analysis in pigs.
精液质量分析仪(SQA-Vp)用于评估猪精液的浓度和活力。从商业人工授精(AI)中心的 50 头不同公猪中采集新鲜和稀释的精液进行研究。对于新鲜精液,SQA-Vp 获得的浓度与光度计和血球计数板进行比较。对于稀释的样本,浓度和活力与计算机辅助精液分析(CASA)和视觉精子分析进行比较。使用 Bland-Altman 图研究方法之间的一致性,并使用变异系数(CV)和 Bland-Altman 图研究重复性。SQA-Vp 获得的精子浓度(x10(6)/ml)(379.3 ± 134.9)与光度计(447.2 ± 154.2)和血球计数板(332.8 ± 141.11)的浓度一致;差异=-67.9 x 10(6)/ml;差异+ 2SD = 55.3 x 10(6)/ml;差异- 2SD = -191.1 x 10(6)/ml)。对于稀释的精液,SQA-Vp(20.4 ± 4.3)评估的浓度与 CASA(23.2 ± 5.8;d = -2.8;d + 2SD = 6.2;d - 2 SD = -11.8)之间的一致性良好,但与血球计数板(18.8 ± 5.0;d = 1.6;d+ 2SD = 12.2;d - 2SD = -9)的一致性较差。SQA-Vp 在稀释精液中评估的活动精子百分比(65.8 ± 10.0)与 CASA(72.2 ± 13.7;d = -6.4;d+ 2SD = 20;d - 2SD = -32.8)和视觉评估(64.1 ± 11.6;d = 1.7;d+ 2SD = 30.9;d - 2SD = -27.5)一致。SQA-Vp 显示出良好的重复性(CV;重复性系数),用于测量新鲜(3.9%;d = 10.7;d + 2SD = 30.9;d - 2SD = -9.5)和稀释(2.6%;d = 1.0;d + 2SD = 2.38;d - 2SD = -0.42)精液的浓度和活力。SQA-Vp 在新鲜和稀释精液中的平均值均介于其他方法的结果之间。此外,重复性可以接受。因此,SQA-Vp 可作为一种有效的猪精液质量分析设备。