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REDUCING THE PERIOD OF SEXUAL REST FROM 5 TO 3 DAYS IMPROVES SEMEN QUALITY IN THE POINTER BREED OF DOGS
M. A. Raza, S. M. H. Andrabi

M. A. Raza and S. M. H. Andrabi

Animal Sciences Institute, NARC, Islamabad

Corresponding Author: ali.raza1472@yahoo.com
Page Number(s): 1248-1253
Published Online First: April 26, 2022
Publication Date: October 05, 2022
ABSTRACT

The study investigated the changes in fresh semen quality parameters by reducing the period of sexual rest from the usual 5 days to reduced 3 days in the Pointer breed of dogs. Ten healthy male dogs were selected and were randomly divided into two groups i.e. group A and B with sexual rest of 3 and 5 days, respectively. Arousal / collection time, volume and pH were evaluated for all the three fractions of dog semen, whereas, only sperm rich fraction (SRF) was tested for motility, concentration, morphology and live spermatozoa percentage. Semen collection technique and environmental conditions were kept the same for all the dogs. All the three fractions were collected separately but for homogenous analysis, only SRF was focused for all the parameters in the experiment. Results revealed that sperm concentration was altered significantly in group A 410.880 x10than group B 461.980 x10(P < 0.05) while slight changes were observed in volume (group A 2.2 and group B 2.5 ml) and motility (81.860 and 80.340% in group A and Group B respectively). However, negligible effects were seen in pH, live and normal sperm cell percentages. The concentration was reduced in dogs ejaculated after 3 days rest but monthly total sperm count was increased around 18%. Live and Normal sperm percentage was also increased with reduced rest. Improvement in sexual behavior at the terminal stage of the experiments was an interesting observation. Collectively these findings indicate that overall quality of semen improves by reducing the rest time between the ejaculates.

Keywords: Pointer dog semen, ejaculate frequency, sexual rest, seminal parameters, dog semen
Open Access: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).


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