Sperm Quality Parameters and Reproductive Efficiency in Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

• Published in: The Journal of Poultry Science Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 223 - 232
• Main Authors: Chen, Yi-Chen, Liu, Hsiu-Chou, Wei, Liang-Yuan, Huang, Jeng-Fang, Lin, Chai-Ching, Blesbois, Elisabeth, Chen, Ming-Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ibaraki Japan Poultry Science Association 2016; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Artificial insemination (AI); Life Sciences; Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata); Other; Reproductive Biology; Sperm evaluation; reproduction mâle; insémination artificielle; duck; cairina moschata; Muscovy duck; canard; artificial insemination; motilité du sperme; sperm evaluation; qualité du sperme

The in vitro sperm quality parameters (motility, M; viability, V; normal morphology, NM; plasma membrane integrity, PMI; mitochondrial function, MF) in Muscovy drakes (Cairina moschata) were evaluated by using microscopy and flow cytometry, the correlation among sperm quality parameters and results...