Influence of in vitro temperature on sperm antioxidant enzyme activity, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) content and motility parameters was evaluated in sterlet Acipenser ruthenus and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Sperm activation was conducted at 4, 14 and 24 °C in both species. Duration of motility was significantly longer at 4 °C than at 14 and 24 °C in both species. At 60 s post-activation, the velocity of sterlet spermatozoa was highest at 24 °C. This trend continued to 420 s post-activation. In rainbow trout, at 10 s post-activation, the highest velocity was observed at 14 °C. Significantly higher catalase activity was seen at 4 °C in both species. No significant difference in spermatozoon superoxide dismutase activity among temperatures was observed. In sterlet, TBARS content was significantly higher at 24 °C compared to other temperatures, but, in rainbow trout, it was highest at 4 °C. The results presume species-specific level of antioxidant enzyme activity and TBARS content at studied temperatures.

Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters South Bohemia in Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice Zátiší728 2 389 25 Vodňany Czech Republic

State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Academy for Seed Design Wuhan 430072 China

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