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Characterization of semen from the unimproved South African indigenous goats
Abstract:
In this study, we characterised semen of the unimproved South
African (SA) indigenous goat with an aim of determining the
potential of using modern techniques such as artificial
insemination to multiply it. The SA unimproved goat is hardy
and adaptable to the local harsh environment and is now
attracting attention of commercial farmers. The average
percentages of normal and live sperms (79% and 76.3%,
respectively) for this goat fell within the range of good quality
sperms. Morphological evaluations of the sperms also revealed
that these goats had normal sperms, with abnormalities falling
within the normal range for good quality sperms. Similarly sperm
motility was also normal. From this study we conclude that the
unimproved SA indigenous goat has potential to be multiplied
and commercially produced using modern techniques.
Dans cette étude, nous avons caractérisé le sperme de la chèvre
indigène non améliorée d’Afrique du Sud (SA) dans le but de
déterminer le potentiel d’utilisation de techniques modernes telles
que l’insémination artificielle pour la multiplier. La chèvre non
améliorée de SA est rustique et adaptable à l’environnement
local rude et attire actuellement l’attention des agriculteurs
commerciaux. Les pourcentages moyens de spermatozoïdes
normaux et vivants (respectivement 79% et 76,3%) pour cette
chèvre sont compris dans la gamme des spermatozoïdes de
bonne qualité. Les évaluations morphologiques des
spermatozoïdes ont aussi révélé que ces chèvres avaient des
spermatozoïdes normaux, avec des anomalies se trouvant dans
la gamme normale de spermatozoïdes de bonne qualité. De
même la motilité des spermatozoïdes était également normale.
De cette étude, nous concluons que la chèvre indigène non améliorée de SA a la possibilité d’être multipliée et d’être
commercialement produite en utilisant des techniques modernes.
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English
Date of publication:
2010
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1151-1156
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