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ArticleJournal of veterinary research2018

Dependence of Sperm Morphology and Ejaculate Characteristics on Sperm Concentration in the Ejaculates of Hypor Boars.

Krzysztof Górski, Stanisław Kondracki, Anna Wysokińska, Maria Iwanina

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Article in Journal of veterinary research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Analysis of Factors of Variation in Characteristics of Boar Ejaculates.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  2. Assessment of Boar Semen Morphology and Morphometry.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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Krzysztof GórskiDepartment of Animal Reproduction and Hygiene, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland.
Stanisław KondrackiDepartment of Animal Reproduction and Hygiene, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland.
Anna WysokińskaDepartment of Animal Reproduction and Hygiene, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland.
Maria IwaninaDepartment of Animal Reproduction and Hygiene, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland.

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introductionDetermination of sperm concentration and morphology in ejaculate is essential in evaluating fertility. Sperm shape and dimensions may depend on their concentration in ejaculate. The aim of the study was to evaluate the dependence of Hypor boar morphological and morphometric sperm characteristics on concentration in ejaculate. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe study was conducted on 120 ejaculates from 12 Hypor boars. Depending on sperm concentration, they were put into three groups: low, medium, and high. Ejaculate sperm concentration was determined with the photometric method. Slides were prepared from semen samples which were evaluated for the morphology of spermatozoa. The preparations for morphological analyses were by the eosin-gentian staining method.

resultsAs the sperm concentration in the ejaculate increased, the length, perimeter, and area of the sperm heads also did. In the ejaculates with higher sperm concentration the sperm heads were rounder. The ratios of head dimensions to tail length or total length were the highest in the sperm from ejaculates with the highest concentrations. The highest percentage of morphologically abnormal sperm was noted in ejaculates with low concentrations.

conclusionThe dimensions and shape of sperm depend on the sperm concentration in the ejaculate. In ejaculates with the highest concentrations, the sperm have larger dimensions. Sperm concentration affects the frequency of morphological anomalies in the spermatozoa.

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