Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10157345 | Animal Reproduction Science | 2018 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
The present research was conducted to evaluate the effects of season and age on scrotal circumference (SC), semen characteristics, semen composition, and sperm motility during liquid storage in Boujaâd rams. Semen was collected throughout 1âyear from April 2014 to March 2015. Two ram groups, namely older rams including animals aged 5.5 to 6 years of age, and younger rams including animals aged 2.5 to 3 years of age were used. Scrotal circumferences, semen characteristics, and some biochemical variables from semen were measured. After collection and evaluation, the semen was extended in skim milk (SM) at 15â°C to a concentration of 0.8âÃâ109 spermatozoa/ml. Thereafter, samples were evaluated at different storage times (0, 8, and 24âh). The results indicate that older rams had greater values of SC, lesser semen quality, protein, lipid, and cholesterol concentrations than younger rams. Nevertheless, for both groups there were the least values for semen quality and semen composition in winter. The semen collected from younger rams had greater motility after liquid storage compared with that of the older rams. The least semen quality after liquid storage was recorded in the winter compared with the other seasons of the year for both age groups. In conclusion, results of the present study indicate that older Boujaâd sheep have lesser semen quality, different semen composition than younger rams after liquid storage and during different seasons of the year. Furthermore, there was a strong correlation between semen composition and motility of stored ram semen.
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Authors
Abdelmoughit Badi, Anass Benmoula, Kaoutar El Khalil, Larbi Allai, Abdelkhalid Essamadi, Boubker Nasser, Bouchra El Amiri,