Age and other factors like season and breed are often associated with sperm quality and
fertility in domestic animals. Even though many studies assessed the relationship between …

The reproduction of small ruminants like goats and sheep managed under extensive range
grazing conditions can be affected by nutrients availability and especially by the mineral …

A survey was conducted to study the morphological characteristics of indigenous goats in
representative zones and districts of Amhara Region of Ethiopia as a first step towards …

Background Different parameters are assessed as part of the semen analysis but a standard
protocol for evaluation of goat semen is still missing. The aim of this study was to analyse …

The study was conducted to determine the influence of age, hair type and body condition
score on body and testicular measurements, and semen characteristics using 31 Red …

A study was conducted to characterize the West African Dwarf (WAD) goat populations in
four agro-ecological zones of Ghana for some major qualitative traits. A total of 1,384 …

Abstract Evaluation of the seasonal changes in seminal traits of 10 crossbred rams (2-6 year
old) was the main purpose of the present study. The crossbred rams consisted of 5 Ghezel× …

Body size and testicular measurements have been found to be important parameters for
evaluating breeding soundness. Therefore a study was performed on Afar (n= 180), Boran …

The aims of the present study were to evaluate if seasonality in semen characteristics and
plasma testosterone concentrations exist in Markhoz male goats. Ten Markhoz (Angora) …

Contents The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the season of ejaculate collection
influences seminal quality parameters of pre‐and post‐freeze–thawing in X inong S aanen …