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Assessment of the morphometry of heads of normal sperm and sperm with the Dag defect in the semen of Duroc boars

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23 apr 2021
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Fig. 1

Sperm with normal structure (A) and sperm with the Dag defect (B).
Sperm with normal structure (A) and sperm with the Dag defect (B).

Fig. 2

Frequency of sperm with the Dag defect in Duroc boars by age
Frequency of sperm with the Dag defect in Duroc boars by age

Formulae used to calculate sperm head morphometric measurements

Variable Formula
Head length (μm) L
Head width (μm) W
Head perimeter (μm) P
Head area (μm2) A
Head ellipticity L/W
Head elongation (L−W)/(L+W)
Head roughness 4π(A/P2)
Head regularity π(L×W/4×A)

Morphometric parameters of boar sperm measured manually with MultiScan software

Morphometric parameter Sperm with normal structure Sperm with Dag defect
Head length (μm) 8.29a ± 0.33 7.97b ± 0.32
Head width (μm) 4.26a ± 0.19 4.07b ± 0.18
Head perimeter (μm) 23.39a ± 0.98 22.29b ± 0.64
Head area (μm2) 27.79a ± 1.17 25.29b ± 0.95

Sperm head morphology according to Tygerberg strict criteria in boar sperm

Morphometric parameter Sperm with normal structure Sperm with Dag defect
Ellipticity 1.95a ± 0.13 1.96a ± 0.14
Elongation 0.32a ± 0.02 0.32a ± 0.03
Roughness 0.63a ± 0.04 0.64b ± 0.02
Regularity 0.99a ± 0.02 1.01b ± 0.03
Lingua:
Inglese
Frequenza di pubblicazione:
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Argomenti della rivista:
Scienze biologiche, Biologia molecolare, Microbiologia e virologia, Scienze della vita, altro, Medicina, Medicina veterinaria