Seasonal changes in the milt quality of spotted scat, Scatophagus argus: Implications for artificial propagation
| Autor: | M. Saiyad Musthafa, R. Subburaj, G. Thiagarajan, M. Kailasam, M. Madhavi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Milt endocrine system biology urogenital system Equine Scatophagus argus Zoology Semen Collection period biology.organism_classification Spermatozoa Sperm Semen Analysis Food Animals Sperm Motility Biochemical composition Animals Animal Science and Zoology Seasons Small Animals Spermatogenesis reproductive and urinary physiology Sperm motility |
| Zdroj: | Theriogenology. 177:42-49 |
| ISSN: | 0093-691X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.10.003 |
| Popis: | The current study investigated the correlation among sperm production (milt volume, spermatocrit and sperm count), sperm motility characters and biochemical composition of seminal plasma during different seasons to estimate the quality of semen in the Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus). The sperm of 120 males were collected over a period of 2 years seasonally viz., summer, pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon. During the collection period, it was observed that there were significant (p 0.05) seasonal variations in the semen quality including sperm motility and production more in the summer season than other seasons. The osmolality of seminal plasma varied from 343.33 to 370.33 mOsm/kg. The pH of seminal plasma elevated from 7.37 to 7.63 during monsoon and summer seasons. The motility of S. argus sperms correlated with the concentration of biochemical compounds viz., Ca |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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