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12.
Variations of motility and survival with
storage time at 4°C of epididymal spermatozoa Ouled-Djellal breed
rams in Eastern Algeria - B. Safsaf, S. Belkadi, L.
Belkacem, B. Mamache and M. Tlidjane
Veterinary World, 8(3): 326-329
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.326-329
B.
Safsaf:
Department of Veterinary Science, Laboratory ESPA, Veterinary and
Agricultural Sciences Institute, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna -
05000, Algeria;
saf2_b@yahoo.fr
S.
Belkadi:
Department of Veterinary Science, Laboratory ESPA, Veterinary and
Agricultural Sciences Institute, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna -
05000, Algeria;
souhilabelkadi@gmail.com
L.
Belkacem:
Department of Veterinary Science, Laboratory ESPA, Veterinary and
Agricultural Sciences Institute, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna -
05000, Algeria;
lbelkacem@yahoo.fr
B.
Mamache:
Department of Veterinary Science, Laboratory ESPA, Veterinary and
Agricultural Sciences Institute, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna -
05000, Algeria;
mamachebakir@yahoo.fr
M.
Tlidjane: Department of Veterinary Science, Laboratory ESPA,
Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Institute, Hadj Lakhdar
University, Batna - 05000, Algeria;
ayathir@yahoo.fr
Received: 14-11-2014, Revised: 28-01-2015, Accepted: 05-02-2015,
Published online: 16-03-2015
Corresponding author:
B. Safsaf, e-mail: saf2_b@yahoo.fr
Citation:
Safsaf B, Belkadi S,
Belkacem L, Mamache B, Tlidjane M (2015) Variations of motility
and survival with storage time at 4°C of epididymal spermatozoa
Ouled-Djellal breed rams in Eastern Algeria, Veterinary World
8(3):326-329.
Abstract
Aim:
The aim of this study was to evaluate some reproduction
performances in Ouled-Djellal rams.
Materials and Methods: This study involved genital organs
removed after slaughter from 54 rams at the municipal
slaughterhouse of Batna (East Algeria).
Results: The measurements of survival and mobility of
epididymal sperm followed at 0, 24, 48 and 72 h after collection,
revealed significant (p<0.05) to highly significant differences
(p>0.001) according to time. Thus, concerning the sperm motility
the values were 91.00±2.40%, 89.20±2.40%, 77.00±6.20% and
62.60±1.20% at 0, 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively. Indeed, in live
sperm, the viability rates were 82.15±1.48%, 77.67±1.74%,
66.56±1.95% and 52.30±1.46% at 0, 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively.
Conclusion: This study revealed that epididymal spermatozoa
stored at 04°C for 72 h kept their mobility and vitality at nearly
a half of their the original parameters.
Keywords: breed ouled-djellal, epididymal
sperm, rams, storage at 4°C
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