Effect of ejaculation intervals on semen quality in cats
| Autor: | Youko Fujimoto, Yuuko Takagi, Akihiro Tanaka, Shigeru Kuwabara, Mayumi Murai, Toshihiko Tsutsui, Kiyoshi Nakagawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male
endocrine system CATS Time Factors General Veterinary Sperm Count urogenital system Ejaculation Semen Biology urologic and male genital diseases Sperm Spermatozoa Every Three Days Semen collection Andrology Semen quality fluids and secretions Animal science Cats Sperm Motility Animals Sperm motility |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of veterinary medical science. 62(11) |
| ISSN: | 0916-7250 |
| Popis: | The relationship between ejaculation intervals and semen quality in 4 male cats aged 3-5 years was investigated in this study. Semen was collected 10 times at intervals of every day, every other day, and every three days using an artificial vagina. Semen was collected consecutively twice on the day of semen collection, and the semen quality was examined. In semen collected every day, the number of sperm in the first collection decreased, and the frequency of immature sperm rapidly increased after the 4th day. In semen collected every other day and every three days, although the semen volume markedly varied among the animals on both first and second collections, the volume remained stable for each animal, the number of sperm was similar in the first and second collections, but was clearly larger in the first collection (p |
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