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Effects of Semen Characteristics, Frozen-Thawed Sperm Viability and Serum FSH, LH, Estradiol-17$\beta$ and Testosterone Concentrations between Breeds and among Seasons in Boars  

Park C. S. (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University)
Sung N. D. (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University)
Kim C. H. (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University)
Jin D. I. (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University)
Choi Y. S. (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University)
Yi Y. J. (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University)
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Reproductive and Developmental Biology / v.29, no.1, 2005 , pp. 25-30 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the effects of semen characteristics, frozen-thawed sperm viability and serum FSH, LH, estradiol-17β and testosterone concentrations between breeds and among seasons in boars. In all seasons, Yorkshire boars produced higher semen volume compared with Duroc boars, whereas sperm concentration did not differ significantly between Duroc and Yorkshire boars. Semen volume in spring was higher compared with summer, autumn and winter in both Duroc and Yorkshire boars, but sperm concentration did not differ significantly among seasons. Sperm motility and normal acrosome rate of frozen-thawed sperm produced in spring were higher than those in summer, autumn and winter in both Duroc and Yorkshire boars. Sperm motility of frozen-thawed sperm in Yorkshire boars was higher than that in Duroc boars regardless of seasons. However, normal acrosome rate did not differ significantly between Duroc and Yorkshire boars. Serum FSH concentration in Yorkshire boars was lower than that in Duroc boars in all seasons. However, there were no significant differences on serum FSH concentration of Duroc and Yorkshire boars among seasons. Serum LH and estradiol-17β concentrations did not differ significantly between Duroc and Yorkshire boars. Also, there were no significant differences in serum LH and estradiol-17β concentrations of Duroc and Yorkshire boars among seasons. Serum testosterone concentration in Yorkshire boars was higher than that in Duroc boars in all seasons. In both breeds, serum testosterone concentrations were higher in spring than in summer, autumn and winter. In conclusion, when serum FSH concentrations were low, semen volumes were high, and when serum testosterone concentrations were high, sperm motility and normal acrosome rate of frozen-thawed sperm were high.
Keywords
Semen characteristics; Sperm viability; FSH; LH; Estradiol-17β; Testosterone;
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