TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of proctodeal gland foam on sperm kinetics in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
AU - Farooq, U.
AU - Cho, S.
AU - Rybnik-Trzaskowska, P.K.
AU - Singh, R.P.
AU - Malecki, Irek
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - © 2015 Elsevier Inc. The proctodeal gland of the male Japanese quail produces thick foam that accompanies semen when it is transferred to the female. It is thought that this foam enhances fertilization by improving the motility of the sperm, but reports are conflicting because the effect of foam on sperm motility has only been assessed subjectively The velocity of individual sperm was not able to be measured accurately, variations were large, and small changes in motility could not be accurately evaluated. So, we tested the hypothesis that foam affects the motility of spermatozoa of Japanese quail by analyzing motility objectively using computer-assisted semen analysis and determining changes in sperm kinetics in the presence of different concentrations of proctodeal gland foam. The addition of 5% or 10% foam to the sperm suspension increased (P
AB - © 2015 Elsevier Inc. The proctodeal gland of the male Japanese quail produces thick foam that accompanies semen when it is transferred to the female. It is thought that this foam enhances fertilization by improving the motility of the sperm, but reports are conflicting because the effect of foam on sperm motility has only been assessed subjectively The velocity of individual sperm was not able to be measured accurately, variations were large, and small changes in motility could not be accurately evaluated. So, we tested the hypothesis that foam affects the motility of spermatozoa of Japanese quail by analyzing motility objectively using computer-assisted semen analysis and determining changes in sperm kinetics in the presence of different concentrations of proctodeal gland foam. The addition of 5% or 10% foam to the sperm suspension increased (P
U2 - 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.09.006
DO - 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.09.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 25301249
VL - 83
SP - 162
EP - 167
JO - Theriogenology
JF - Theriogenology
SN - 0093-691X
IS - 2
ER -