This Study was carried-out at Shami Goat Improvement Station in Karahta.
Ten growing Shami male goats, aged 8 months, housed and managed under the
same conditions were used to study the semen characteristics. Artificial vagina
was used to collect
semen at weekly intervals, for 13 months to determine the
volume, motility, pH, and sperm concentration using Neubaure- Spectrophotometer
and Spermiodensimeter techniques.
Overall averages and standard errors of volume, motility, concentration,
and pH were 0.9 ± 0.07 ml, 65.24 ± 1.41%, 3.57 ± 0.14 billion/ml, and 6.52 ±
0.07, respectively. Seasonal variations were observed. A positive significant
correlation between volume and motility (r= 0.42, P<0.01) was found, while
negative correlations (P<0.01) between pH and other studied semen
characteristics were recorded.
Linear equations for detecting sperm concentration as measured by either,
Spermiodensimeter or Spectrophotometer were obtained.
