Freezing Technique Boosts Fertility for Endangered Cat Species
The researchers studied how different sugar solutions affect the quality of frozen cat sperm. They used sperm from nine cats and froze it quickly with different sugar mixtures. They found that sperm frozen with sugar had better movement and shape than sperm frozen without sugar. Sperm frozen with a sugar concentration of 0.4 m had the highest survival rate. The sugar didn't affect the sperm's acrosome, a part of the sperm cell. This study shows that cat sperm can survive freezing well with sugar, especially at a concentration of 0.4 m.