title: Morphometric classification of Spanish thoroughbred stallion sperm heads.
abstract: This work used semen samples collected from 12 stallions and assessed for sperm morphometry by the Sperm Class Analyzer (SCA) computer-assisted system. A discriminant analysis was performed on the morphometric data from that sperm to obtain a classification matrix for sperm head shape. Thereafter, we defined six types of sperm head shape. Classification of sperm head by this method obtained a globally correct assignment of 90.1%. Moreover, significant differences (p<0.05) were found between animals for all the sperm head morphometric parameters assessed.
authors.affiliation: Animal Reproduction Group, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Cordoba, Spain. mhidalgo@uco.es
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dorado
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain; D013077:Sperm Head / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*