SPERM MORPHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS OF FRIESIAN HOLSTEIN BULL SEMEN COLLECTED FROM THREE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION CENTERS IN INDONESIA

Autor: B. Purwantara, R.I. Arifiantini, M. Riyadhi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, Vol 35, Iss 2, Pp 90-94 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2087-8273
2460-6278
DOI: 10.14710/jitaa.35.2.90-94
Popis: Morphologically abnormal sperm in semen has been associated with the sub fertility and sterilityfor many years. This study assessed the sperm morphology of Friesian Holstein bull semen which wascollected from three Artificial Insemination centers in Indonesia. Total of 22 bulls were used in thisstudy; an ejaculate from each bull was examined. Three to four glass slides were prepared for each bullsample; a drop of semen was placed on each glass slide, smeared, and air-dried. The smeared sampleswere stained with carbolfuchsin-eosin (Williams stain). Morphological abnormality types were recordedfrom total of 500 spermatozoa. Results demonstrated that all 22 bulls had low sperm abnormality(
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