Characterization of ejaculates from Berari male goats in breeding season

Abstract

An artificial vagina was used to collect semen from six adult Berari goats, at once weekly intervals starting on 1 oct 2017 and ending on 30 December 2017. Creamy semen color was the characteristic feature throughout the study. The average mean values for seminal attributes were: ejaculate volume 1.22 + 0.04ml, seminal pH 6.79 + 0.01, mass motility (0-5 scale) 4.06 + 0.12, individual motility 85.28 +0.95 per cent, live sperm count 90.01 + 0.5 per cent, abnormal sperm count 3.72 + 0.20 percent and total sperm concentration 3664.58 +22.76 (×106/ml). Overall semen quality of Berari breed was found optimum for use in breeding programme.