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 [...]
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 [...]
Effect of freezing extender composition and male line on semen traits and reproductive performance in rabbits Viudes-de-Castro MP, Lavara R, Safaa HM, Marco-Jiménez F, Mehaisen GM, Vicente JS Centro de Investigación y Tecnologia Animal-Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias Agrarias (CITA-IVIA), Polígono La Esperanza n° 100, 12400, Segorbe, Castellón, Spain; Departamento de Ciencia Animal: Laboratorio de [...]
Semen evaluation of two selected lines of rabbit bucks Safaa H.M., Vicente J.S., Lavara R., Viudes de Castro M.P. Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 12613 GiZa. Egypt; Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Camino de Vera s/n. 46022 valencia. Spain; Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Animal. Apdo 187. Polígono La [...]
Effect of collection rhythm on spermatozoa and droplet concentration of rabbit semen Castellini C., Lattaioli P., Cardinali R., Dal Bosco A. Dpt. Biologia Vegetale, Biotecnologie Agroambientali e Zootecniche, Borgo 20 Giugno, 74 06100, PERUGIA, Italy The aim of the paper was to analyse the effect of collection rhythms on spermatozoa and droplet concentration of rabbit [...]
Do parameters of seminal quality correlate with the results of on-farm inseminations in rabbits? Lavara R, Moce E, Lavara F, Viudes de Castro MP, Vicente JS Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Laboratorio de Biotecnologia de la Reproduccion, Camino de Vera, 46071 Valencia, Spain This study was conducted to determine if different sperm [...]
Study on dynamic of sperm population in semen of stallion, boar and rabbit Quintero-Moreno A. Unit of Reproduction, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain The first aim of this study was to test the presence of separate sperm subpopulations with specific motility characteristics in [...]
Effect of supranutritional level of dietary alpha-tocopheryl acetate and selenium on rabbit semen Castellini C, Lattaioli P, Bosco AD, Beghelli D Department of Animal Science, Borgo 20 Giugno, 74-06100 Perugia, Italy This research examined the effects of dietary alpha-tocopheryl acetate (50 or 200 mg/kg diet) and selenium (Se, 0 or 0.5 ppm) supplementation on motion [...]
Effect of seminal plasma on the characteristics and fertility of rabbit spermatozoa Castellini C, Lattaioli P, Moroni M, Minelli A Dipardimento di Scienze Zootecniche, Universita di Perugia, Perugia, Italy The effects of different dilutions of seminal plasma (SP) on the qualitative characteristics of rabbit spermatozoa and on their fertilising ability were analysed. Ejaculated semen was [...]
