Animals (Jan 2025)

Elevated Lipid Concentrations in Seminal Plasma Can Reduce Sperm Motility in Simmental Bulls

  • Zhuo Yang,
  • Fang Luo,
  • Chenglei Song,
  • Zhiyuan Ma,
  • Yucheng Tian,
  • Yu Fu,
  • Hao Zheng,
  • Jinzhong Tao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15020276
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 2
p. 276

Abstract

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Sperm motility is a key factor influencing male fertility and is associated with metabolic and lipid profiles across species. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sperm motility and the seminal plasma lipid profile in Simmental bulls, and to identify key lipids potentially influencing sperm motility. Semen samples were collected from 26 healthy Simmental bulls with an average age of 4.9 years. Sperm quality was evaluated using computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA). Based on motility, the samples were divided into two groups: high sperm motility (HSM > 65%) and low sperm motility (LSM p 0.7), which means they may serve as potential biomarkers for sperm motility.

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