Nk. Verma et al., Freezability and enzyme leakage of crossbred (HF x H) bull semen in 3 dilutors in presence of chlorpromazine HCl, I J ANIM SC, 69(10), 1999, pp. 770-772
Effect of 3 buffers (TRIS, MES and TRICINE) and chlorpromazine NCI as an ad
ditive on the freezability of halfbred (HFxH) bull spermatozoa using 48 eja
culates (12 each from 4 bulls) were studied. Motility, livability and enzym
es (GOT, GPT, ACP and AKP) were estimated in fresh, prefreeze and post-thaw
semen. A significant (P<0.01) variation in motility and livability due to
dilutors at prefreeze and post-thaw revealed TRIS as superior buffer than M
ES and TRICINE. The minimum leakage of enzyme was found in TRIS with chlorp
romazine and maximum in TRICINE in absence of chlorpromazine. A significant
(P<0.01) improvement in seminal cytomorphological characters and low leaka
ge of spermatozoal enzyme revealed, incorporation of chlorpromazine to be b
eneficial in achieving better post-thaw recovery rate.