Influence of Seasons of the Year and Ages on the Testicular Measurements and Semen Characteristics of the Male Dromedary Camels | ||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 10, Volume 47, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 89-98 PDF (543.17 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajar.2022.266487 | ||
| Authors | ||
| A. M. Samatar* 1; A. M. Ashour1; A. E. Zeidan2 | ||
| 1Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 2Animal Production Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This work aims to define the effects of different seasons of the year and ages on the testicular measurements and sperm characteristics of the male Maghrebi camels. Eighty-four (42 testes) during the breeding season and (42 testes) during non-breeding season were used. The animals were divided into first, second and third groups at <4-9, <9-14 and <14-19 years of age, respectively. The obtained results revealed that testes weight (gm), testicular volume (cm3) and scrotal circumference (cm) were significantly (P<0.05) higher at <9-14 or <14-19 than <4-9 years of age either the breeding or non-breeding seasons. However, testes tone firmer score and seminal hydrogen-ion concentration (pH) value at <4-9, <9-14 and <14-19 years of age were insignificant, during the breeding or non-breeding seasons, respectively. Semen color was Creamy white, Creamy white and Milky white during the breeding season and Greyish white, Light milky white and Watery white during non-breeding season in both at <4-9, <9-14 and <14-19 years of age, respectively. The percentage of motile spermatozoa and sperm-cell concentration (×106/ml) showed significantly (P<0.05) higher values during the breeding season than non-breeding season at <4-9, <9-14 and <14-19 years of age, respectively. While the percentages of dead spermatozoa, abnormal spermatozoa, acrosome damage and chromatin damage of spermatozoa were significantly (P<0.05) higher at <14-19 or <9-14 years than <4-9 years whether in the breeding or non-breeding season. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Camels; Seasons; Age; Testicular Measurements; Sperm Characteristics | ||
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