Testosterone concentrations in blood and seminal plasma of turkeys classified as high or low semen producers.
The interrelationships between concentrations of testosterone in blood plasma, seminal plasma (SP) of ductus (d.) deferens semen, and SP of the ejaculate of mature breeder turkeys were compared. The concentration of testosterone in blood plasma was greater than, and positively correlated with (r = .75, P less than .01), the concentration of testosterone in the ejaculate SP and d. deferens SP. Differences between concentrations of testosterone in blood plasma, ejaculate SP, and d. deferens SP were not significantly different for turkeys classified as high (ejaculate volume greater than .38 mL) or low (ejaculate volume less than .26 mL) volume semen producers. Concentrations of testosterone in blood plasma and SP were not correlated with ejaculate spermatozoal concentration, total number of spermatozoa, d. deferens semen volume, or testicular weights.
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D000818:Animals; D004542:Ejaculation; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D014422:Turkeys / Q000502:physiology*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000032:analysis
D013739:Testosterone