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 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 [...]
Status of Sperm Functionality Assessment in Wildlife Species: From Fish to Primates Gerhard van der Horst Comparative Spermatology Laboratory, Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South Africa Abstract: (1) Background: in order to propagate wildlife species (covering the whole spectrum from species suitable for aquaculture to endangered species), [...]
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 [...]
Improved semen collection method for wild felids: Urethral catheterization yields high sperm quality in African lions (Panthera leo) I. Lueders, I. Luther, G. Scheepers, G. van der Horst Geolifes-Animal Fertility and Reproductive Research, Frohmestr 7, 22 457 Hamburg, Germany For wild and domestic felids, electroejaculation (EE) is the most common semen collection method. However, the [...]
