Freeze drying has been developed as a new sperm preservation method that eliminates the necessity of using liquid nitrogen. An advantage of freeze-dried sperm is that it can be stored at 4 °C and transported at room temperature. To develop assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) for domestic cats, we evaluated the effect of the freeze-dry procedure on cat sperm DNA by analyzing DNA integrity (experiment 1) and by generating cat embryos using freeze-dried sperm that had been preserved for several months (experiment 2). In experiment 1, the rate of DNA damage to freeze-dried sperm was not significantly different than that of sperm cryopreserved with liquid nitrogen (P > 0.05). In experiment 2, the proportions of cleaved embryos, morulae, and blastocysts and the cell number of blastocysts did not differ between experimental groups in which fresh sperm and freeze-dried sperm were used (P > 0.05). In addition, we generated feline blastocysts using freeze-dried sperm stored for 1-5 months. These results support an expansion of the repertoire of ARTs that are potentially applicable to both domestic and endangered species of cats.
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