Publicación:

Evaluación andrológica de machos Brahman y su correlación con la composición química del forraje en el trópico seco del Tolima

Resumen

The andrological evaluation of the bull is a simple, practical and economical examination that allows to identify animals with reproductive problems in which seminal alterations that are not detectable by the naked eye can be omitted and can affect the productive scheme of the farm. 24 bulls of the Brahman breed were evaluated at an average age of 4.4 years, they were collected by the electroejaculation method and different andrological parameters were evaluated, the correlation was made with the chemical composition of the forages of the respective farms finding a positive correlation of the scrotal circumference and sperm concentration, and positive correlation of calcium and mass motility, positive correlation of age and scrotal perimeter, positive correlation between sperm vigor and concentration, positive correlation between concentration and calcium. We were able to show that age is decisive on the scrotal perimeter, the scrotal perimeter is directly related to the concentration of vigor and sperm motility.