ABSTRACT: Gossypol easily pairs with lysine side chains and enzymes involved in the cellular growth process. The effect of gossypol (a compound present in cotton co-products) in ruminant metabolism and meat quality is not yet clear. This study was undertaken in order to evaluate the effects of cotton co-products in lamb muscle proteome. Twenty-four Santa Inês ram lambs, 5-months old (20.6 ± 1.9 kg), were randomly assigned to four treatments: control (without cottonseed), whole cottonseed, cottonseed meal and high oil cottonseed meal. At 95 days into the experiment, lambs were slaughtered and samples from Longissimus dorsi were collected. Proteins were extracted and analyzed by 2-D electrophoresis. Spots showing a significant effect from the treatment (the “treatment effect”) and present in more than 90 % of the samples were identified using mass spectrometry. Cotton co-products decreased the abundance of aldehyde and malate dehydrogenases, creatine kinase M-type and Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase. They also increased four proteins related to muscle contraction. Thus, feeding cotton co-products to lambs changed the abundance of important muscle proteins. A cotton co-product diet induced a negative impact on the energy supply of muscle cells and, consequently, the abundance of ATP dependent proteins (contractile apparatus) increased, probably in order to offset and maintain muscle function. These proteomic changes can promote our understanding of alterations in the sensorial properties of meat due to cotton co-product diets in further investigations.

Objetivou-se neste trabalho verificar o efeito da adição de alanina, glicina e glutamina ao meio crioprotetor seminal de garanhões Mangalarga Marchador. Foram utilizados cinco garanhões provenientes do haras Lugavi. Três ejaculados de cada garanhão, após coleta e avaliação, foram divididos em seis tratamentos: sem adição de aminoácidos, adição de 40 mM de alanina, adição de 40 mM de glicina, adição de 60 mM de glutamina, adição de 7 mM de alanina + 7 mM de glicina + 20 mM de glutamina e adição de 40 mM de alanina + 40 mM de glicina + 60 mM de glutamina ao diluente de congelamento convencional. Foram avaliados os parâmetros motilidade total, motilidade progressiva, retidão, linearidade, velocidade média do percurso, velocidade linear, velocidade curvilínea, amplitude lateral de cabeça e frequência de batimentos dos espermatozoides por meio de análise espermática assistida por computador (CASA), funcionalidade da membrana plasmática por choque hiposmótico e integridade de membrana acrossomal pelo teste FITC-PSA. Não houve melhora nos parâmetros de motilidade e cinética espermática nem na funcionalidade de membrana, entretanto, a adição de aminoácidos ao meio crioprotetor seminal aumentou o número de espermatozoides com membrana acrossomal íntegra. Os melhores resultados neste teste são obtidos com 40 mM de alanina (78,6 ± 13,6), 40 mM de glicina (74,7 ± 19,6) ou 7 mM de alanina + 7 mM de glicina + 20 mM de glutamina (76,8 ± 17,5), porém outros estudos devem ser realizados para determinação da concentração ideal desses componentes.

The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of the addition of alanine, glycine and glutamine on frozen seminal extender of Mangalarga marchador breed stallions. Five stallions were used from the Lugavi stables. Three ejaculates from each stallion were divided into six treatments: without the addition of amino acids, addition of 40 mM alanine, addition of 40 mM glycine, addition of 60 mM glutamine, addition of 7 mM glycine, alanine 7 mM + 20 mM glutamine and addition of 40 mM of glycine + 40 mM of alanine + 60 mM of glutamine to conventional frozen extender. The parameters evaluated were total motility, progressive motility, straightness, linearity, path velocity, progressive velocity, track speed, lateral amplitude and beat frequency by computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA), functionality of plasmatic membrane by hypo-osmotic shock and acrossomal membrane integrity by the FITC-PSA test. No improvement was found in the kinematic parameters and sperm motility and nor in membrane functionality but the addition of amino acids to seminal extender resulted in a higher integrity of the acrossomal membrane. The best results obtained in this test are with 40 mM alanine (78.6 ± 13.6), 40 mM glycine (74.7 ± 19.6) or 7 mM glycine, alanine 7 mM + 20 mM glutamine (76.8 ± 17.5), however, more studies should be conducted to reach the ideal concentration of these components.

Objetivou-se verificar o efeito da adição de insulina (0,1; 1 ou 10 UI/mL) ao diluente de congelamento convencional por meio de análise computadorizada das características de motilidade espermática (CASA), funcionalidade da membrana plasmática, por meio de choque hiposmótico, e integridade de membrana acrossomal, avaliada pelo teste FITC/PSA. Não houve efeito significativo da adição de 0,1 e 1 UI/mL de insulina na análise imediata após o descongelamento sobre os parâmetros de motilidade e cinemática espermática, porém o nível de 10 UI/mL de insulina promoveu redução desses parâmetros.

Success rates in equine sperm cryopreservation are lower than in other domestic species. The objective of this study was to verify the effect of adding 0.1 IU/mL, 1 IU/mL and 10 IU/mL insulin to conventional frozen extender using computerized analysis of sperm motility (CASA), plasma membrane functionality by hypo-osmotic shock and acrossomal membrane integrity through the FITC/PSA assay. No difference was observed in treatment with 0.1 and 1 IU/mL after thawing in the analysis of motility and kinematic sperm parameters. However, when 10 IU/mL insulin was used there was a reduction in these parameters.