SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN SEMEN PRODUCTION OF MURRAH BUFFALO BULLS

Authors

  • RITESH TIWARl Animal Breeding Centre (Unit of ABRO India), Salon, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh-229 127
  • G K MISHRA
  • M K SHUKLA
  • R B SINGH
  • S K SAXENA
  • M U SIDDIQUl

Keywords:

Murrah, Seminal characteristics, Seasons

Abstract

Total of 4834 ejaculates collected from seven Murrah buffalo bulls were studied to observe the effect of
seasons on semen quality, freezibility and loss of male gametes during frozen semen production. Mean values for
seminal parameters viz. number of ejaculates per month, seminal volume ( ml), initial motility (% ), sperm concentration
(106/ml), sperm output per ejaculate (million} and post-thaw motility(%) were 14.38, 3.12 ± 0.02, 67.42 ± 0.07,
1139.71 ± 5.89, 3487.59 ± 28.58 and 53.68 ± 0.08 respectively. Sperm concentration, initial and post-thaw sperm
motility differed significantly (P<0.05) between seasons, however volume and sperm output per ejaculate did not
differ significantly between seasons. Bull to bull variations was significant (P<0.05) for all seminal parameters.
Discard rate of frozen semen doses was highest during monsoon season followed by summer and winter.

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Published

2023-01-17

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2011): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

TIWARl, R., MISHRA, G.K., SHUKLA, M.K., SINGH, R.B., SAXENA, S.K., & SIDDIQUl, M.U. (2023). SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN SEMEN PRODUCTION OF MURRAH BUFFALO BULLS. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 32(2), 5–7. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/4652