Physical characteristics of Beetal and Assam hill goat semen

Abstract

A total of 72 ejaculates comprising six ejaculates from each of 12 bucks (six Beetal and six Assam Hill Goat) were used to study the physical characteristics of semen. The physical characteristics of fresh semen viz., ejaculate volume, mass activity, initial sperm motility, live sperm, sperm concentration, cold shock resistance index, acrosomal integrity, HOST-reacted sperm and sperm abnormalities were studied by conventional methods. Physical characteristics of semen of Beetal and Assam Hill Goats were within normal range and differed significantly between breed for ejaculate volume (P<0.001), sperm concentration (P<0.001), cold shock resistance (P<0.05) and Host-reacted sperm (P<0.01).