Received: 24 May 2018 | Accepted: 13 September 2018 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12388 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Comparison of semen characteristics and sperm cryopreservation in common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) and black- tufted- ear marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) Paloma Rocha Arakaki1 | Marcílio Nichi1 | Frederico Ozanan Barros Monteiro2 | José Augusto Pereira Carneiro Muniz3 | Marcelo Alcindo de Barros Vaz Guimarães1 | Rodrigo del Rio do Valle4 1Department of Animal Reproduction, College of Veterinary Abstract Medicine and Animal Science, University of Background: The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is one of the most studied São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Neotropical primates regarding reproduction. However, little has been reported on 2Postgraduate Program in Animal Health and Production in Amazonia, Federal Rural the black- tufted- ear marmoset (Callithrix penicillata), which may produce fertile hy- University of the Amazon, Belém, PA, Brazil brids with other Callithrix. This is the first study to evaluate sperm freezing from 3National Primate Center, Health Ministry, black-tufted- ear marmoset. Ananindeua, PA, Brazil 4Institute of Health Sciences, Paulista Methods: Testicles from all animals were measured, and semen was collected by pe- University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil nile vibrostimulation. Samples were analyzed after collection, after chilling and addi- Correspondence tion of glycerol, and after thawing. Paloma Rocha Arakaki, Department of Results and Conclusions: Fresh semen from both species was similar in many as- Animal Reproduction, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of pects. Additionally, there is a relationship between total motility, plasma membrane São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. integrity, and acrosome integrity observed in sperm samples from both species. We Email:
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