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

Authors

KAROLINA STASIAK
BOGDAN JANICKI
BOGUMILA KUPCEWICZ

DOI

10.3906/vet-0801-20

Abstract

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).

First Page

327

Last Page

331

Recommended Citation

STASIAK, KAROLINA; JANICKI, BOGDAN; and KUPCEWICZ, BOGUMILA (2010) "Biologic parameters of polar fox (Alopex lagopus L.) semen during the breeding season," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 34: No. 4, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-0801-20
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol34/iss4/3