Measurement of Concentration and Viability in Stallion Sperm

abstract

• Sperm concentration and sperm membrane intactness (SMI) or viability are two measures of sperm quality that provide important but different information about a stallion's reproductive capability. Sperm concentration is a measure that, by itself, informs little about the reproductive status of either the stallion or the ejaculate. Nevertheless, it is part of the product, along with semen volume, that determines total sperm number. The correct calculation of total sperm number directly affects the number of mares a stallion can breed and therefore, fertility. If either sperm concentration or semen volume is incorrectly measured, both the number of mares that a stallion can breed and the fertility of those breedings are affected. Although considerable between-stallion variation exists, sperm concentration, semen volume and total sperm number tend to be seasonal and vary with ejaculation frequency. 2012.

authors

• Love, Charles

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE

author list (cited authors)

• Love, C. C.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Love, Charles C

publication date

• January 2012

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Equine Veterinary Science  Journal

keywords

• Sperm Concentration
• Sperm Membrane
• Stallion

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jevs.2012.06.015

start page

• 464

end page

• 466

volume

• 32

issue

• 8

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.jevs.2012.06.015

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being