Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part C (2023)

Author(s): Sreeranjani Raju, Sathyabama Thangavelu, Selvaraju Mani and Selvaraj Palanisamy

Abstract: The Salem Black goat breed is a well-known for meat and its reproductive potential in north-western part of Tamilnadu. The present study was conducted to document the semen characteristics of Salem Black bucks. A total of 96 ejaculates from two Salem Black bucks (SB 882 and SB 917) maintained in the Frozen Semen Bank, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, VCRI, Namakkal were utilized for this study. The animals were trained for semen collection using artificial vagina. The semen samples were collected, processed and evaluated for microscopic and macroscopic quality parameters. The semen was further extended and cryopreserved for artificial insemination. The results of semen volume per ejaculate, sperm concentration, initial sperm motility, percentage of live sperm, percentage of normal sperm and percentage of abnormal sperm were ranged from 0.921±0.028 to 0.928±0.026 ml, 3232.9±56.55 to 3293±63.19 million/mL, 86.77±0.30 to 90.437±0.326%, 85.61±0.27 to 89.437±0.25%, 85.33±0.002 to 86.24±0.293%, and 13.76±0.29 to 14.70±0.22% respectively. The seminal characteristics of Salem Black bucks were found to be good enough to be adopted for advanced reproductive technologies.