Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jan 1996)

SPERM ABNORMALITIES IN A DOG

  • S.R. Mohana Chandran Nair,
  • J. Kalatharan,
  • J. Rajasekaran

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 1
pp. 38 – 40

Abstract

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Semen evaluation of an adult male mongrel dog showed abnormal morphology of spermatozoa. Semen was collected by digital manipulation and motility was estimated. Morphology was studied by eosin-nigrosin staining. Seminal analysis showed that the semen contained more than 65% abnormal spermatozoa with various degrees of tail coiling. The clog was infertile, and was similar to the "Dag defect" described in bulls"