The present study was conducted to determine the effect of seasonal and climatic variations on semen characteristics of Nili-Ravi buffalo breeding bulls in Sahiwal and Bahawalpur districts of Punjab, Pakistan. For this purpose, 14 adult NiliRavi buffalo breeding bulls (n=7 from each of Semen Production Unit (SPU) Qadirabad, Sahiwal and SPU Karaniwala, Bahawalpur), were used. Semen samples were ...

We previously reported reduced sperm concentration and motility in fertile men in a U.S. agrarian area (Columbia, MO) relative to men from U.S. urban centers (Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY). In the present study we address the hypothesis that pesticides currently used in agriculture in the Midwest contributed to these differences in semen quality. We selected men in whom all se...

Background: Sperm cryopreservation is an important tool for breed improvement, nonetheless, spermatozoids of rams are extremely sensitive to cryopreservation. Aims: The present research was to compare a liposome-based (OptiXcell: OX) diluent, a commercial TRIS-egg yolk (Optidyl: OP) and a citrate egg yolk-based (CY) diluent on ovine semen quality through the cr...

Indonesia has two National Artificial Insemination Centers (AIC) and more than 15 Regional (RAIC) spread across several provinces. Bulls in the AIC must have a high libido produce good quality semen. This study examines correlation between with semen testosterone concentration to determine potential frozen production from Bali bulls South Sulawesi RAIC. Ten bull were used this study. Semen coll...

to construct a semen bank, the collection of donated semen has to be done and an important concern is the safety of collected semen. the contamination is a big problem. basically, the infectious pathogens can exist within donated semen, hence, a good donor screening is very important. although viruses have an indirect role in sperm quality, but the evidence in banked semen is presently lack. th...

Semen from the first 15mL of the ejaculate (P1) obtained from two boars (30mL) was diluted in glycineegg yolk extender, cooled at 5°C in a special container and rediluted in standard doses of 3x10 mobile spermatozoa after 12h of storage. Semen was also stored up to 24h after redilution. The physical characteristics of the semen were evaluated at different storage periods (fresh, 0h, 12h, redilu...

The phylogenetic order Squamata has many representatives that could benefit from the use of semen preservation as a tool for assisting conservation. To date, few studies have been made evaluating the potential for collecting and preserving semen from snakes. The objectives of this study were to characterize semen parameters of the corn snake (Elaphe guttata), including appearance, volume, conce...

This study aimed to identify motile sperm subpopulations in extended boar semen and to observe the presumptive seasonal variation in their distribution. Data from 4837 boar ejaculates collected over a two-year period were analyzed in terms of kinematic parameters by Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA). Individual sperm data were used to determine subgroups of motile sperm within the ejacula...

The aim of this study was to analyse semen quality parameters fresh-extended porcine imported from Denmark through prolonged importing regulations and transport fertility performance in sows inseminated four days post collection. Semen analysed immediately upon the arrival (4 collection) using computer-assisted sperm analyses (CASA), cytomorphology flow cytometry, were later same day. mean conc...

The effect of management of the female stimulus during semen collection and its association with libido re-establishment and the semen characteristics of sexually mature goats was evaluated. Eight 2-yr-old bucks were individually subjected to 12 weekly trials in which one of the following three treatments was applied alternately. In treatment one, each male performed two ejaculations on an estr...