TESTICULAR DEVELOPMENT AND SEMINAL ATTRIBUTES OF AGONDA GOAN PIG

Authors

  • EB CHAKURKAR ICAR - Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa, Goa - 403 402
  • S NAYAKVADI
  • PK NAIK
  • A MANDAL
  • M KARUNAKARAN

Keywords:

Agonda Goan, Pig, Puberty, Seminal attributes, Testosterone

Abstract

Out of thirty-six male Agonda Goan pigs (age, 30-270 d), six males were castrated at a time in a 30 d interval starting from 30 d to 180 d to study the biometry of testis and epididymis, whereas, six males were left uncastrated for semen studies. Testicular length, width, thickness, circumference, weight and epididymal weight were increased (p<0.05) from 30 to 180 d age. Motile sperms were found in cauda epididymis at 60 d age. Sperm cells harvested at 180 d showed maturity (p<0.05). The average volume of semen ejaculate (87.3±30 ml), sperm cell concentration (136.8x106 /ml) and mean total sperm cells per ejaculate (10.79 x 106) in Agonda Goan pigs were comparatively lower than reported values of exotic pigs, while testosterone level were higher than the exotic pigs at similar age.

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Published

2022-12-31

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2018): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

CHAKURKAR, E., NAYAKVADI, S., NAIK, P., MANDAL, A., & KARUNAKARAN, M. (2022). TESTICULAR DEVELOPMENT AND SEMINAL ATTRIBUTES OF AGONDA GOAN PIG . The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 39(2), 19–21. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/3839