Effect of semen extender pH value on Rahmany ram characteristics and on altering sex ratio of offspring
Abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of different pH extenders on semen characteristics and fetal sexing ratio of Rahmany sheep. The studying was included two trials. The first trail estimated the effect of incubation period on semen characteristics with different acidic values (6.9 to 6.4) and alkaline (7.1 to 7.6) media. Incubation semen was replicated with 18 pooled ejaculates collected from three rams and diluted with tris fructose extender (TFE). The second trial was used artificial insemination to define sex ratio of newborn using thirty ewes. The experimental ewes divided into two groups (15 each) GI inseminated with pH 6.6, while, pH 7.3 serviced G2. Ewe's vagina washed before insemination by media 6.6 for G1 and 7.3 for G2. The results showed that sperm characteristics during incubation were higher (P<0.05) with pH between 6.9 and 6.6 than pH 6.5 and 6.4, while the difference in sperm characteristics from 6.9 to 6.6 was insignificant. Extenders with pH of 7.4-7.6 recorded decrease (P<0.05) in semen characteristics. However, pH between 7.1 and 7.3 yielded insignificant difference among semen characteristics through incubation period. Insemination with pH 6.6 and pH 7.3 produced females sex ratio 66.67% and males lambing ratio 81.33%, respectively. It could be concluded that pH of semen affected on sex ratio of newborn lambs.
Keywords: Sheep, semen pH, extenders, sex ratio.
Publication year 2009
Pages 49-52
Availability location معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى-شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى- الجيزة
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Organization Name
City قناة السويس
serial title Agricultural Research Journal ; Suez Canal University
ISSN 1687-1049
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Animal physiology - Reproduction
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Artificial insemination. Ewes. Ph. Rams. Semen. Sex ratio.
Proposed Agrovoc fetal sexing ratio;incubation period;tris fructose extender;sperm characteristics;
Publication Type Journal
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