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The buffer capacity and the specific gravity of bull semen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

James Anderson
James Anderson
Affiliation:
Experimental Station, Naivasha, Kenya
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There was a significant positive correlation between the buffer capacity and motility of sperm and a highly significant negative correlation between the buffer capacity and the pH. There was no correlation between the buffer capacity and the volume of the ejaculate or the number of sperm per c.mm. Specimens which maintained a good motility on storage had a better buffer capacity than those which did not.

The specific gravity of 125 semen specimens was 1·0337. There was a highly significant positive correlation between the specific gravity and the number of sperm per c.mm. and the percentage motility and a highly significant negative correlation between the specific gravity and the pH. There was no relationship between the specific gravity of semen and the volume of the ejaculate, or the pH change. In general, the higher the specific gravity of the seminal fluid, the better was motility maintained on storage. The higher the specific gravity, the lower was the pH and the better the buffer capacity of seminal fluid.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , October 1946 , pp. 258 - 259
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1946

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