Biologic parameters of polar fox (Alopex lagopus L.) semen during the breeding season

Authors : Karolina STASIAK, Bogdan JANICKI, Bogumila KUPCEWICZ

Pages : 327-331

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this work was to evaluate the biologic properties of polar fox insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Alopex lagopus L.); semen collected during the reproductive season. In 126 ejaculates manually collected from 18 foxes at 10- to 12-day intervals, semen parameters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(such as the sperm concentration, volume, pH, sperm morphology, and activity of acid and alkaline phosphatase); were determined. The seminal plasma acid and alkaline phosphatase activity correlated positively with the sperm concentration insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.5676; r = 0.6302; P < 0.01); and negatively with the ejaculate volume insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = -0.3456; r = -0.2783, P < 0.01);. A significant correlation also existed between acid and alkaline phosphatase activity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r = 0.7043, P < 0.01);.
Keywords : Turk J Vet Anim Sci 2010, 34 327 331 Turk J Vet Anim Sci, vol 34, iss 4