Goat

Photoperiod and melatonin treatments for controlling sperm parameters, testicular and accessory sex glands size in male Iberian ibex: A model for captive mountain ruminants Santiago-Moreno J, Toledano-Díaz A, Castaño C, Coloma MA, Esteso MC, Prieto MT, Delgadillo JA, López-Sebastián A Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, Avda. Puerta de Hierro km 5.9, 28040 Madrid, Spain This [...]

Cryopreservation of aoudad (Ammotragus lervia sahariensis) sperm obtained by transrectal ultrasound-guided massage of the accessory sex glands and electroejaculation Santiago-Moreno J, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso MC, López-Sebastián A, Guerra R, Ruiz MJ, Mendoza N, Luna C, Cebrián-Pérez JA, Hildebrandt TB Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, Madrid, Spain This study examines (1) the effectiveness of [...]

Factors influencing the success of an artificial insemination program in Florida goats F. A. Arrebola, B. Pardo, M. Sanchez, M. D. Lopez and C. C. Perez-Marin IFAPA Centro de Hinojosa del Duque, Junta de Andalucía, 14270 Hinojosa del Duque, Cordoba, Spain; Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, [...]

Effect of post-mortem time on post-thaw characteristics of Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) spermatozoa M.R. Fernández-Santosa, A.J. Solera, M. Ramóna, J.L. Ros-Santaellaa, A. Maroto-Moralesa, O. García-Álvarezc, A. Bisbala, J.J. Gardea, M.A. Colomad, J. Santiago-Morenod Biology of Reproduction Group (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, Albacete, Spain; Regional Development Institute (IDR), UCLM, Albacete, Spain; CERSYRA (JCCM), Valdepeñas, Spain; Department of Animal [...]

Objective assessment of the cryoprotective effects of dimethylformamide for freezing goat semen Bezerra FS, Castelo TS, Alves HM, Oliveira IR, Lima GL, Peixoto GC, Bezerra AC, Silva AR Laboratory of Animal Germplasm Conservation, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil The aim of this work was to assess the cryoprotective effects of [...]

Semen molecular and cellular features: these parameters can reliably predict subsequent ART outcome in a goat model Berlinguer F, Madeddu M, Pasciu V, Succu S, Spezzigu A, Satta V, Mereu P, Leoni GG, Naitana S Department of Animal Biology, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy Currently, the assessment of sperm function in [...]

Objective assessment of goat sperm head size by computer-assisted sperm morphometry analysis (ASMA) M. Hidalgo, J. Dorado Animal Reproduction, Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, University of Cordoba, Spain The aim of the present study was to identify different objective categories of sperm head size evaluation, using both morphometric and statistical analyses. For this purpose, [...]

Effects of season and feeding level on reproductive activity and semen quality in Payoya buck goats Zarazaga LA, Guzmán JL, Domínguez C, Pérez MC, Prieto R Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, Universidad de Huelva, Carretera de Palos de la Frontera s/n, 21819 Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Spain The aim of this study was to determine [...]

Morphological and functional parameters of endangered Bermeya goat breed semen C. O. Hidalgo, A. Rodríguez, C. Díez, D. Martín, M. Carbajo, A. Martínez, J. de la Fuente, A. T. Palasz, J. M. Benito and C. Tamargo Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentatio, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain The Bermeya goats are an endangered autochthonous breed distributed [...]

The effect of cryopreservation on sperm head morphometry in Florida male goat related to sperm freezability Hidalgo M, Rodríguez I, Dorado JM Animal Reproduction Group, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Cordoba, Campus Rabanales, Hospital Clínico, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz, Km. 396, 14014 Cordoba, Spain The Sperm Class Analyzer was used to investigate the effect [...]