EJACULATION AND EJACULATE CHARACTERISTICS OF ANGONI (SHORT HORN ZEBU) BULLS

G. IGBOELI, A. M. RAKHA
1971 Reproduction  
Although it was generally believed that Angoni bulls (Central African Zebu) would not serve the artificial vagina, a total of 229 ejaculates were collected from ten bulls during a 6-week period. Four ejaculates were collected each week, two after 4 days' rest and two after 3 days' rest following a limited teasing procedure. Ejaculate volume was significantly higher in the first than in the second ejaculates and higher after 4 than after 3 days' rest. The percentage of progessively motile
more » ... ozoa in the ejaculates did not differ significantly. Over 70% of the ejaculated spermatozoa were morphologically normal. The mean total number of spermatozoa/ ejaculate and sperm output/week averaged 5\ m=. \ 6\ m=x\ 109 and 22\m=.\6\m=x\109, respectively.
doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0260183 pmid:5558406 fatcat:mlkfbyc7obdwlnfaepq4jad3q4