USE OF COCONUT WATER SOLUTION AT 37°C AS EXTENDER OF CAPTIVE Cebus apella (CAPUCHIN MONKEY) SEMEN

Authors

  • Luiza Loureiro de Araújo Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • Julianne Silva de Lima Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • Karol Guimarães Oliveira Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • José Augusto Pereira Carneiro Muniz Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • Rodrigo del Rio do Valle Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Sheyla Farhayldes Souza Domingues Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brasil

Keywords:

Eletroejaculação, sêmen, água de coco, Cebus apella, Macaco-prego

Abstract

The aim this study was to evaluate the efficiency of in natura coconut water solution at 37º C as seminal extender. Were analyzed fifteen ejaculates collected from 5 adult Cebus apella by electroejaculation. The means volumes of liquid and coagulated fractions were 0.26 + 0.06 mL and 0.98 + 0.02 mL, respectively. The sperm concentration in the liquid fraction (2.1 x 108 + 0.5 108 mL) was lower than liquefied fraction (1.6 x 109+ 0.9 109 mL) (p = 0.05). The mean percentage of live spermatozoa after 7 hours incubated at 37 °C was 72 + 3%. Only in one sample was observed sperm motility (20%) and vigor (2). The results suggest that electroejaculation protocol using 100mA maximum amperage is efficient to obtain semen from adult Cebus apella. The coconut water extender can be used to maintain sperm viability for up to 7 hours at 37 °C. However, studies are necessary to evaluate the sperm functionality extended in natura coconut water based solution.

KEY WORDS: Cebus apella, electroejaculation water, extender, semen.

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Published

2009-07-03

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ARAÚJO, Luiza Loureiro de; LIMA, Julianne Silva de; OLIVEIRA, Karol Guimarães; MUNIZ, José Augusto Pereira Carneiro; VALLE, Rodrigo del Rio do; DOMINGUES, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza. USE OF COCONUT WATER SOLUTION AT 37°C AS EXTENDER OF CAPTIVE Cebus apella (CAPUCHIN MONKEY) SEMEN. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 2, p. 588–594, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/2739. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2009)

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Veterinary Medicine

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