Open AccessPRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE SEMINAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RABBITS RAISED IN TWO LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA.
Author(s) -
U. Herbert,
CO Acha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v22i2.2443
Subject(s) - port harcourt , sperm , semen , sperm motility , andrology , biology , semen quality , semen collection , zoology , medicine , artificial insemination , pregnancy , socioeconomics , sociology , genetics
A total of sixteen rabbits sourced from two locations in Southeastern Nigeria were used for this study. Semen was collected from all the rabbits twice weekly for eight weeks using an artificial vagina while observation on the effect of time of collection on semen quality were also made. The results obtained indicated that time of collection had no significant effect (P > 0.05) on all the seminal characteristics measured. However, source of the animals showed significant effect (P 0.05) differences observed between locations in live sperm concentration and sperm motility. Live sperm concentration and sperm motility were 87.75±1.09% and 71.62±0.74% for the Port Harcourt group, while the values obtained for the Owerri group were 88.06±034% and 71.19±0.89% respectively.