Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishvavidyalya evam Go Anusnadhan Sansthan, Mathura-281 001, Uttar Pradesh
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Online published on 23 August, 2014.
Sperm morphology has been identified as a characteristic that can be useful in the prediction of fertilizing capacity. A study was conducted to characterize buck sperm morphometrically as a basis for future studies on the relationship between sperm quality and male fertility. The morphometry of the spermatozoa of the Barbari bucks was measured by computer image analysis. Six Barbari bucks were used as semen donors and a total of six ejaculates were collected from each buck bi-weekly. Spermatozoa with intact acrosomes were selected. The head size (length, width, perimeter and area), head shape (ellipticity, rugosity, elongation and regularity), mid-piece size (length, width and area) and tail length of the spermatozoa were recorded. Invariably, significant differences (P<0.05) were observed in head morphometry of the spermatozoa among individual bucks. The study puts on record CASA-derived sperm morphometric measurements of Barbari bucks.
Barbari buck, Computer assisted sperm analysis, Morphometry, Spermatozoa
