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Origin, Migration, and Reproduction of Indigenous Domestic Animals with Special Reference to Their Sperm Quality

By |2022-03-07T17:16:28+01:00March 5th, 2022|, , , , , |

Origin, Migration, and Reproduction of Indigenous Domestic Animals with Special Reference to Their Sperm Quality Gerhard van der Horst, Liana Maree Comparative Spermatology Laboratory, Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa Abstract: Indigenous domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens have a natural resistance to endo- [...]

Have we conquered sperm morphology analysis in different mammalian species as analysed by CASMA?

By |2022-05-04T15:56:06+02:00July 23rd, 2021|, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Have we conquered sperm morphology analysis in different mammalian species as analysed by CASMA? Gerhard van der Horst, Stefan S. du Plessis, Liana Maree Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa; Department of Basic Sciences, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Division of Medical [...]

Processes and Data Management of Computer-Aided Sperm Analysis in Human and Animal Spermatozoa

By |2022-05-04T15:58:21+02:00July 23rd, 2021|, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Processes and Data Management of Computer-Aided Sperm Analysis in Human and Animal Spermatozoa Gerhard van der Horst Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa Abstract: Computer-Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) has been revolutionized in the last two decades. It is now possible to measure a vast range of sperm characteristics such as sperm [...]

Quantitative sperm characteristics of Tankwa goats with special reference to hyperactivated motility

By |2020-11-17T15:07:26+01:00October 26th, 2020|, |

Quantitative sperm characteristics of Tankwa goats with special reference to hyperactivated motility A. Ngcauzele, G. van der Horst, A. Kotze, T. Jonker & L. Maree Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, P/Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa; National Zoological Garden, South African National Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 754, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; [...]

Computer Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) in domestic animals: Current status, three D tracking and flagellar analysis

By |2021-01-27T17:45:09+01:00April 1st, 2020|, , , , , , , |

Computer Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) in domestic animals: Current status, three D tracking and flagellar analysis Gerhard van der Horst Department of Medical Bioscience, Comparative Spermatology Laboratory, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Abstract: Computer Aided Sperm Analysis is currently well established in domestic animals. Apart from sperm concentration and sperm motility assessment (percentage groupings, [...]

Effects of Cryopreservation on Sperm Subpopulations in Goats

By |2019-07-03T17:38:43+02:00June 22nd, 2018|, |

Effects of Cryopreservation on Sperm Subpopulations in Goats Leonardo Hernández Corredor, Omar Camargo Rodríguez, Albeiro Silva Torres, Juan David Montoya Páez, Armando Quintero Moreno Unidad de Investigación en Producción Animal (UNIPA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (FCV), Universidad del Zulia (LUZ), Maracaibo, Venezuela; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia; Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander-SENNOVA, SENA-Norte de [...]

The future of computer-aided sperm analysis

By |2022-05-04T15:56:56+02:00April 29th, 2015|, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The future of computer-aided sperm analysis Sharon T Mortimer, Gerhard Van der Horst, David Mortimer Oozoa Biomedical Inc, West Vancouver, BC, Canada; University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa Computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) technology was developed in the late 1980s for analyzing sperm movement characteristics or kinematics and has been highly successful in enabling [...]

Descriptive analysis of sperm head morphometry in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica): Optimum sampling procedure and staining methods using Sperm-Class Analyzer®

By |2016-12-30T09:48:22+01:00February 6th, 2015|, |

Descriptive analysis of sperm head morphometry in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica): Optimum sampling procedure and staining methods using Sperm-Class Analyzer® M.C. Esteso, E. Rodríguez, A. Toledano-Díaz, C. Castaño, J. Pradiee, A. López-Sebastián, J. Santiago-Moreno Departamento de Reproducción Animal, SGIT-INIA, Avda. Puerta de Hierro km 5.9, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Reproducción Animal, SGIT-INIA, Avda. Puerta [...]

Soybean lecithin-based extender preserves spermatozoa membrane integrity and fertilizing potential during goat semen cryopreservation

By |2016-12-30T09:48:22+01:00December 6th, 2014|, |

Soybean lecithin-based extender preserves spermatozoa membrane integrity and fertilizing potential during goat semen cryopreservation Chelucci S, Pasciu V, Succu S, Addis D, Leoni GG, Manca ME, Naitana S, Berlinguer F Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Centro di Competenza Biodiversità Animale, Sassari, Italy; [...]

Sperm selection by Capripure(®) density-gradient centrifugation versus the dextran swim-up procedure in wild mountain ruminants

By |2016-12-30T09:48:23+01:00July 3rd, 2014|, |

Sperm selection by Capripure(®) density-gradient centrifugation versus the dextran swim-up procedure in wild mountain ruminants Santiago-Moreno J, Esteso MC, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Rodríguez E, López-Sebastián A Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, 28040 Madrid, Spain This study compares the effectiveness of two methods of sperm selection - [...]