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The effect of testosterone and pregnant mare serum on semen production of rams of low libido

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. I. Ahmed
S. I. Ahmed
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Unit of Animal Reproduction, School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge, and Department of Animal Husbandry, Punjab, Pakistan
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Experiments were made on twelve rams to determine the effects of hormonal treatment on rams with poor libido. Testosterone and PMS were used and sexual behaviour, and semen characteristics such as volume, motility, impedance-change frequency and dead percentage were studied. The libido was higher in testosterone-treated rams than in the PMS-treated, or in the control rams. Volume of ejaculate was also higher in the former group. There was not much difference in the motility ratings. Impedance change frequency was slightly lower and dead percentage higher in the semen produced by testosterone-treated rams than in other groups.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , August 1955 , pp. 168 - 172
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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