The study was conducted to determine the semen characteristics of three genotypes of Nigerian indigenous cocks. Thirty Six (36) local breeding cocks comprising of 12 frizzle, 12 normal and 12 naked neck selected randomly from the poultry breeding unit of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching and Research farm was used for this study. Semen were collected from them by abdominal massage and an...

The objective of this study was to compare the number of recovered spermatozoa, in different parts of the uterine horn and oviduct in gilts, after insemination with fractionated (experiment) and non-fractionated (control) liquid stored semen. The number of spermatozoa and volume of backflow was also investigated. Twenty three cross-bred gilts were used in the study. They were divided into 2 gro...

AIM The present study was carried out on semen ejaculates of 15 Karan Fries (KF) bulls maintained at Artificial Breeding Research Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India with an objective to evaluate the relationship between the conventional and fluorescent based semen quality analysis of the bulls. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 96 ejaculates were collected from 15 KF (Hol...

Semen analysis is the first test requested when fertility potential of a man becomes questionable. The results of the semen analysis are often taken as a surrogate measure of his ability to father a pregnancy. The test provides information on the functional status of the seminiferous tubules, epididymis, seminal vesicles, and the prostate. Thus the results of the test should be interpreted in t...

A total of 218 yearling Hereford, Angus, Santa Gertrudis and Brahman bulls was evaluated for semen traits and testieular volume at average ages of 16 and 20 months in April and August, respectively, during 2 successive years. Brahman bulls reached puberty at a later age than bulls of the Santa Gertrudis, Hereford and Angus breeds. Santa Gertrudis bulls had the largest testes with the Brahman ha...

The objectives of this study were to estimate heritability for scrotal circumference (SC) and semen traits and their genetic correlations (rg) with birth weight (BRW). Semen traits were recorded for Line 1 Hereford bulls (n = 841), born in 1963 or from 1967 to 2000, that were selected for use at Fort Keogh (Miles City, MT) or for sale. Semen was collected by electroejaculation when bulls were a...

The aim of this study was to use biochemical markers to evaluate the quality of fresh and cryopreserved semen from the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus). Twenty-three manually collected ejaculates were analysed for the main indicators of semen quality (sperm concentration and ejaculate volume). Sperm motility and percentage of morphologically normal and abnormal spermatozoa were determined according ...

STUDY QUESTION By investigating a birth cohort with a high ongoing participation rate to derive an unbiased population, what are the parameters and influences upon testicular function for a population not selected with regard to fertility? SUMMARY ANSWER While varicocele, cryptorchidism and obesity may impact on human testicular function, most common drug exposures and the presence of epididy...

BACKGROUND Timed and frequent intercourse around the time of female ovulation is recommended to improve conception. Although a significant number of articles have examined how the length of abstinence affects these semen analysis, the effects of frequent (daily) ejaculation has not been rigorously studied. METHODS Twenty normal men were recruited for daily ejaculation over 14 consecutive days...

The aim of the present study was to measure lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), europium (Eu), and gadolinium (Gd) concentrations in human semen and correlate the results with sperm quality. The median semen content of La was 19.5 µg kg(-1) dry weight (dw) (range 2.27-269), of Ce was 41.9 µg kg(-1) dw (range 4.52 to 167), of Eu was 0.68 µg kg(-1) dw (range 0.06-1.95), of Gd was 3.19 µg kg(-1) dw (rang...