A study of the morphology of stallion semen during the breeding and non-breeding seasons.
Season was shown to markedly influence semen characteristics of stallions in Holland, including ejaculate volume, sperm motility, total number of spermatozoa/ejaculate and the percentage of spermatozoa showing morphological abnormalities. Maintenance of normal stallions in continuous light during the winter months and administration of a vitamin and mineral supplement to sub-fertile stallions before the start of the breeding season appeared to improve spermatogenesis significantly.
D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology*; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D014815:Vitamins
D014815:Vitamins