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Learn the factors influencing bull semen quality and breeding soundness. Explore semen terminology, age, breeds, feeding, diseases, and environmental effects on semen quality.
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Factors affecting on semen quality ผศ.น.สพ.ชัยวัฒน์ จรัสแสง ภาควิชาศัลยศาสตร์และวิทยาการสืบพันธุ์
References • Barth A.D and Waldner C.L. 2002. Factors affecting breeding soundness classification of beef bulls examined at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Can Vet J 43(3):274-284 • Hafez.E.S.E and Hafez.B. 2000. Reproduction in farm animals 7 th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 509pp • http://vet.kku.ac.th/chaiwat/teaching/teaching2010
Objectives • บอกสาเหตุที่มีผลกระทบต่อเชื้ออสุจิได้ • สามารถอธิบายปัจจัยจากตัวสัตว์ต่อคุณน้ำภาพของเชื้อ • สามารถชี้ให้เห็นถึงอิทธิพลของสิ่งแวดล้อมที่มีผลต่อคุณภาพน้ำเชื้อ • สามารถบอกถึงปัจจัยที่อาจมีผลต่อคุณภาพน้ำเชื้อในขั้นตอนการผสมเทียม
Breeding soundness evaluation Pedigree Progeny test - Long time - More costly
Breeding soundness evaluation Breeding Index (USA TPI=Type production index) (Canada LPI= Lifetime profit index) (New Zealand BV’S = Breeding values) (Japan NTP=Nippon total index)
Terminology of semen • PTA (ETA) : Predicted or estimated transmitting ability • EBV : Estimated breeding value (Canada) • PTAT : Predicted transmitting ability of type traits • Reliability
Factors on Semen quality • Bulls effect • Feeding • Diseases • Semen collection management • Environmental effects
Bulls affecting • Age • Scrotal circumference • Breeds • Body condition score • Physical abnormalities • Frostbite ???
Effect of Scrotal circumference Minimum Recommended Scrotal Circumference inCentimeters by Age for Bulls Age (months)Scrotal Circumference (cm) 15 30 >15-18 31 >18-21 32 >21-24 33 >24 34
Feeding on semen quality - Puberty --> scrotal circumference - semen collection time - Bull > 6 years - Boar > 3 years - Stallion > 20 years
Feeding NRC (National Research Council) Young animals - Low energy --> delay semen production - Protein -->less affecting - High energy ---> low libido
Thailand --> Late puberty - roughage - climates
Low feeding - Testosterone --> decrease - low libido - Obesity --> low libido and sexual activity
Vitamins Vitamin A Pituitary gonadotropins Testicular degeneration Vitamin E ---> Male organ
Minerals - Iodine --> poor libido - Copper - Cobalt - Zinc - Manganese
Toxins - High gossipol --> epididymal cell - radiation --> spermatogenesis - estrogen feed ---> failure of sperm transport in the female tract
Diseases - Virus (IBR, BVD, FMD) - Bacteria (Brucellosis) - Parasite (Blood parasites)
Semen collection management - Training - Frequency 1-2 per week - hoof problem --> electro-ejaculator
Environmental effects 1. Temperature - Motility - Temperature shock - Heat shock - Cold shock 2. Photoperiod & season Long time --> Longevity sperm 3. Oxygen ion O2 ---> H2O2
4. Acidity pH 6.7- 6.9 Sperm metabolism --> Lactic acids ---> Buffers 5. Osmostic pressure Permeabiliity 6. Metal Lead, Mercury 7. Bacteria 8. Detergent & Toxin
Risk of environment factors 1. Semen collection 2. Storage and freezing 3. Storage and transportation 4. Thawing and insemination
Semen collection Bulls prepare - Shower - Washprepuce with NSS 0.9 % Material prepare - Detergent - Sterile Collection time - Light - Temperature
Storage and freezing 1. Freezing 37 C 5 C -20 C - 79C -196C
2. Extender - protection cold shock and cryo-protectant - Energy source - Buffering - Osmotic pressure - Bacteria inhibition
Extender Egg-Yolk Tris - Tris ---> buffers - citric acid --> buffers - Glucose --> energy, osmotic pressure - Penicillin, Streptomycin, Polymixin B - Glycerol --> cryo- protectant - Egg-yolk --> cyro-protectant
Storage and Transport Semen bank tank - coding - liquid nitrogen AI center tank - liquid nitrogen--> 2 weeks Inseminator tank - liquid nitrogen --> day by day