Evaluation of semen collected from commercial rams by electro-ejaculation

Lovatt, F.M.; Genever, L.; Glover, M.J.; Henry, J.

Abstract

Annual ram pre-breeding soundness examinations (PBSE) are accepted as an integral component of veterinary flock health planning to identify rams not capable of achieving high conception rates. This preliminary study collected information from 280 rams presented to five veterinarians for routine PBSE on commercial farms in England in 2013. The study compared the outcome of a physical examination, which included palpation of external genitalia, with the gross and progressive motility of the semen produced by electro-ejaculation.

Citation

Lovatt, F., Genever, L., Glover, M., & Henry, J. (2016). Evaluation of semen collected from commercial rams by electro-ejaculation. Veterinary Record, 178(14), Article 342. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103378

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Mar 31, 2016
• Publication Date: Apr 2, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jul 13, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 13, 2017
• Journal: Veterinary Record
• Print ISSN: 0042-4900
• Electronic ISSN: 2042-7670
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 178
• Issue: 14
• Article Number: 342
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103378
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/786638
• Publisher URL: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/178/14/342.1
• Additional Information: Copyright © 2016 British Veterinary Association