Open AccessIndividual Variation in Semen Characteristics of Murrah Buffalo Bulls
Author(s) -
Nurul Isnaini,
Sandy Kurnianto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.c1011.0193s20
Subject(s) - semen , murrah buffalo , sperm , biology , zoology , artificial insemination , andrology , semen quality , sperm motility , anatomy , medicine , pregnancy , botany , genetics
This study evaluated the variation in semen characteristics between two individual Murrah buffalo bulls. Two hundred and ninety semen samples were involved in this study. The results showed that most of the semen had a milky white color with moderate consistency. The Bull B1 tended to have higher proportion of creamy color and moderate consistency than the Bull B2. The ejaculatory volume is varied (P 0.05). The individual bull had a highly significant effect (P 0.05). Moreover, it was found that the frozen semen production differed (P<0.01) between two individual bulls, with bull B1 had higher production than the bull B2. This study clearly demonstrates that the frozen semen production of Murrah buffalo is highly dependent on the individual bull. However, the variation in frozen semen production between two bulls studied here is still qualified to be used for artificial insemination.