CHANGES IN SPERMIOGRAMS, BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICES FOLLOWING SUCCESSIVE ELECTROEJACULATION DURING DIFFERENT PERIODS OF THE DAY IN WEST AFRICAN DWARF BUCKS
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https://doi.org/10.51406/jagse.v10i1.1044Keywords:
Ambient temperature, bucks, spermiograms, stress, successive ejaculationAbstract
This study was conducted to investigate the changes that might occur in spermiograms, blood andphysiological indices following successive electroejaculation (EE) during different periods of the day.Twenty (20) West African Dwarf (WAD) bucks were grouped into four consisting of five bucks eachand ejaculated at 0900, 1200, 0300 and 0600Hrs for 3 successive days in a completely randomizeddesign. The results showed that progressive sperm motility, sperm concentration and mass activityfollowed similar trend and the values deteriorated with respect to elevated temperatures during semencollection periods (p<0.05). Also, primary abnormality increased with respect to elevated temperaturesduring semen collection periods (p<0.05). The results also showed that Testosterone, Na+,K+,GlucoseAlanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) and Aspartate Aminotransferase(AST) were similar irrespective of the periods of semen collection except cortisol that increased withrespect to the semen collection periods (p<0.05). The rectal temperature and pulse rate were not affected,irrespective of the period of the day bucks were ejaculated. The findings of this study indicatethat reduced ejaculate quality probably reflects stress stimuli arising from increased ambient temperature.Physiological traits in WAD goat is probably the adaptive mechanism evolved to cope with stressarising from elevated temperature.References
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Nigeria: a review. In: Amalu UC, Gottwald FT.
(eds.). Studies of sustainable agriculture
and animal science in sub-Saharan Africa
(Studies in sub-Saharan Africa Volume 1).
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evaluation. In: Applied animal reproduction. 4th ed.
New Jersey: Prentice Hall; pp. 158-169.
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concept, measurement and dependence on
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Dictionary. 19th ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers
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and biochemical parameters of West African
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M.B., Olatunde, A.O. 2008. Cortisol response
to induced ejaculation in West African
Dwarf bucks. Proceedings of the 13th
Annual Conference of Animal Science Association
of Nigeria (ASAN). 2008 Sep 18-21.
ABU, Zaria. Nigeria: Published by the Animal
Science Association of Nigeria. 2008;
p.174-6
Devries, H.A., Housh, T.J. 1994. Physiology
of exercise for physical education, athletics and exercise.
Science 5th ed. Madison: Brown and
Benchmark.
Duncan, D.B. 1955. Multiple Ranges and
Multiples F-tests. Biometrics, 11: 1–42.
Eriksson, L., Teräväinen, T.L. 1989. Circadian
rhythm of plasma cortisol and blood
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manual: a hand book of diagnosis, therapy,
and disease prevention and control for the veterinarian.
New Jersey: Merck & C., Rahway.
Gamble, M.R., Clough, G. 1976. Ammonia
build-up in animal boxes and its effect
on rat tracheal epithelium. Lab-Anion,
10: 93–104.
Graham, E.F., Pace, M.M. 1967. Some
biochemical changes in spermatozoa due to
freezing. Cryobiology, 4: 75–84
Hart, S.P., Sahlu, T., Fernandez, J.M.
1993. Efficiency of utilization of high and
low quality forage by three goat breeds.
Small Rumin Res., 10: 293–301.
Mellor, D.J., Molony, V., Robertson, I.S.
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and plasma cortisol concentrations in young
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51: 149–154.
Moreira, P.E., Moura, A.A.A., Araujo,
A.A. 2001.Effects of scrotal insulation on
testis size and semen criteria in santa Ines
hariy sheep raised in the state of Ceara,
North – east of Brazil. Rev. Bras. Zootec.
[online]. 30(6): 1704-11.
Nazifi, S., Dehgani, S., Barzegar, M.R.
2000. Evaluation of cellular and biochemical
parameters of blood and peritoneal fluid
following enterectomy in the goat. Small
Rumin Res., 37: 65–71
Ortiz- de-Montellano, M., Galindo-
Maldonadob, F., Cavazos-Arizpec, E.O.,
Aguayo-Arceoc, A.M., Torres-Acostac,
J.F.J,, Orihuela, A. 2007. Effect of electroejaculation
on the serum cortisol response of
Criollo goats (Capra hircus). Small Rumin Res.,
69: 228–231.
Oyeyemi, M.O., Olaifa, A.K., Onwuka,
S.K., Akinloye, A.K., Utho, O.A. 2000.
The effects of bilateral orchidectomy on
some serum enzymes and proteins in the
West African dwarf buck. African Journal of
Biomedical Research, 13(2): 105-108.
Skandhan, K.P., Mazumdar, B.N. 1981.
Correlation of sodium and potassium in human
seminal plasma with fertilizing capacity
of normal and infertile subjects. Andrologia,
13: 147–154.
Skinner, J.D., Louw, G.N. 1966. Heat
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and Bos taurus cattle. J. Appl Physiol.,
21: 1784–1790.
Strzežek, J., Korda, W., Glogowski, J.,
Wysocki, P., Borkowski, K. 1995. Influence
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sperm quality in boars, with special reference
to biochemical markers. Reprod. Domest.
Anim. 30: 85–94.
Taylor, R.E., Bogart, R. 1988. Scientific
Farm Animal Production: An Introduction to Animal
Science. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan.
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