Relaçäo entre perímetro escrotal e concentraçäo espermática em cäes, clinicamente normais, da raça Pastor Alemäo / Relationship between scrotal circumference and spermatic concentration in normal clinical German Shepherd dogs
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; 54(5): 549-550, out. 2002.
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
The aim of this study was to estimate the correlation between scrotal girth and spermatic concentration in German Sheepherd dogs. Thirteen German Sheepherd dogs were used and 44 semen samples were obtained by digital manipulation. The ejaculate was separated in its three fractions. The sperm rich fraction was kept for evaluation and determination of spermatic concentration by spectrofotometry. The parameters were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Spearman correlation test was used to estimate the correlation between spermatic concentration and scrotal girth. The mean spermatic concentration was 568.45±314.91x10(6) sptz/ml and the mean scrotal girth was17.6±1.6 cm and the correlation was r = 0.10. It can be conclude that scrotal girth can not be an appropriate measurement as indicative of spermatic concentration in German Sheepherd dogs
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Main subject:
Semen
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DNA
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Dogs
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual do Ceará/BR