title: Effect of temperature and method of semen collection on the viability of turkey spermatozoa.
abstract: An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of semen collection temperature and semen collection method on the viability of turkey spermatozoa. When semen was collected into a dry tube maintained at 5 C, the fertilizing capacity of spermatozoa was lower (81%) than when semen was collected into dry tubes maintained at 15 (90%) and 25 C (93%) or a tube containing Beltsville Poultry Semen Extender ( BPSE ) maintained at 5 C (93%). When semen was collected into tubes containing BPSE , the fertilizing capacity of spermatozoa (92 to 96%) was not affected by collection temperature. Sperm motility and egg hatchability were not affected by semen collection temperature or semen collection method.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005298:Fertility; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature; D014422:Turkeys