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    Evaluation of Sbien Parameters in Ethiiopian Indigenous Bulls Kept at Kaliti, Artificial Insemination Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    (AAU, 2004-06) Sori Ayana, Hunderra; Prasad, Shiv (PhD)
    The semen of six indigenous breeds bulls (Barca, Boran, Harro and Sheko) which were kept al the N ationa! A rtificial l nsemination Center (NAlC). Kali li, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were evaluated for physico·morphological parameters (volume, color, mass and individual motility, concentration, total count, percentage live and morphologically nonnal, total morphologically nonnal and viable number), biochemical parameters (GOT, GPT, Aep, ALP, total protein) and honnonai assay (testosterone). Semen was col lected for a thirteen week period from six indigenous bulls kept at the Al center. The collection was done once per week using an artificial vagina and semen sampll;:s were subjected to nomlai physico-morphological characterization and seminal plasma was separated and preserved at -20 °C until analysis. The overall mean (SE) value for t he indigenous bulls in the semen characteristics studied were volume 4.84 (0.20) ml, mass motility 3.15 (0.11). individual motility 68.72 (1.37) percent, concentration 1.54 (0.07) billion/ml, total count 7.35 (0.47) billion/ejaculate, viable number 5.10 (0.33) billion/ejaculatl~, total morphologically nonnal number 7.12 (0.45) billion/ejaculate, live percentage 79 .. 73 (0.65), percent morphologic nomlal 94.70 (0.38), percent nomml acrosome 96.99 (0.60), GOT 1530.91 (60.15) UlL, GPT 131.99 (9.36) UIL, ALP 3333 .98 (608.84) UIL, ACP 8003.68 (716.06) UIL, total protein 7.38 (0.26) gm/dL, testosterone 2.84 (0.3) nglml, head abnonnality 1.87 (0.15) %, mid-piece (body) abnonnality 1.92 (0.22) %, tail abnormality 1.50 (0.18) %, total abnonnality 5.29 (0.38) %, major abnonnality 2.25 (0.19) %, minor abnormality 3.04 (0.28) %, acrosome defect 3.0 (0.60) %, narrow at base 0.37 (0.09) %, abnomlal contour 0.12 (0.04) %, undeveloped fonn 0.74 (0.15) %, detached abnonnal 0.21 (0.09) %, pear shaped 0.05 (0.02) %, small abnonnal 0.05 (0.03) %, abaxial attachment 0.57 (0.11) %, other head abnormality 0.07 (0.03) %, spennatozoa head length 9.18 (0.03) "m, head breadth 4.61 (0.01) "m, mid-piece length 13.61 (0.02) "m, tail length 47.56 (0.1) "m. The semen physico-morphologic and seminal plasma biochemical parameters observed in this study for the Ethiopian indigenous bulls are comparable to nomlai fertile bulls reported elsewhere based on the evaluation of fresh semen parameters.