Biologic parameters of polar fox (Alopex lagopus L.) semen during the breeding season

• Main Authors: STASIAK, Karolina, JANICKI, Bogdan, KUPCEWICZ, Bogumila
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Turkish
• Published: TÜBİTAK 2010
• Subjects: Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 2010; 34: 327-331. Full text: pdf Other articles published in the same issue: Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci.,vol.34,iss.4.; Alopex lagopus; polar fox
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkveterinary/issue/12513/150845

The aim of this work was to evaluate the biologic properties of polar fox (Alopex lagopus L.) semen collected during the reproductive season. In 126 ejaculates manually collected from 18 foxes at 10- to 12-day intervals, semen parameters (such as the sperm concentration, volume, pH, sperm morphology, and activity of acid and alkaline phosphatase) were determined. The seminal plasma acid and alkaline phosphatase activity correlated positively with the sperm concentration (r = 0.5676; r = 0.6302; P < 0.01) and negatively with the ejaculate volume (r = -0.3456; r = -0.2783, P < 0.01). A significant correlation also existed between acid and alkaline phosphatase activity (r = 0.7043, P < 0.01). The aim of this work was to evaluate the biologic properties of polar fox (Alopex lagopus L.) semen collected during the reproductive season. In 126 ejaculates manually collected from 18 foxes at 10- to 12-day intervals, semen parameters (such as the sperm concentration, volume, pH, sperm morphology, and activity of acid and alkaline phosphatase) were determined. The seminal plasma acid and alkaline phosphatase activity correlated positively with the sperm concentration (r = 0.5676; r = 0.6302; P < 0.01) and negatively with the ejaculate volume (r = -0.3456; r = -0.2783, P < 0.01). A significant correlation also existed between acid and alkaline phosphatase activity (r = 0.7043, P < 0.01).