Inter relationship between some routine semen evaluation parameters in Jersey X local hill cattle crossbred bulls

Abstract

The present study was conducted with an objective of establishing a relationship between various routine  semen evaluation parameters. Work was conducted at Sperm Station Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, on the  semen from five Jersey X local hill cattle crossbred breeding bulls. A total of 40 ejaculates (8 from each bull),  were analysed at five different stages of processing namely post dilution, post equilibration, post thaw and  after 1 and 2 hours incubation post thaw at 37°C for progressive motility, live dead count, reaction to  hypo-osmotic solution, acrosomal integrity and gross morphological abnormalities. The results of the study  revealed a highly significant (P<0.01) correlation between the various semen evaluation parameters except for  the gross morphological abnormalities where there was a significant (P<0.05) negative correlation  between the acrosomal integrity and gross morphological abnormalities.

Keywords: Acrosome, Crossbred bulls, HOST, Semen.