Effect of environmental heat stress on Kıvırcık ram sperm parameters

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.22968
Keywords:
Heat stress Ram sperm Membrane integrity DNA integrity Acrosome reaction.
N. KÜÇÜK
Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
M. AKSOY
Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
Abstract

The relationship between environmental conditions and reproduction has been in sight of research. Therefore, there has been a growing interest in effect of climate change, global warming and subsequently environmental heat stress on gametes in last decades. Thus, the present study was designed to investigate the effect of environmental heat stress on Kıvırcık ram sperm parameters. In this study, semen samples (n=72) were collected from six mature rams during a 12-month study period. The temperature and relative humidity of animal box were controlled daily. The mean monthly temperature humidity index (THI) values were calculated to determine heat stress and control periods. According to the mean monthly THI values, the 36 of 72 ejaculates, which were collected between May and October, were classified as heat stress period samples. The others (n=36), which were collected between November and April, were considered as control period samples. The heat stress period sperm samples had lower sperm concentration, motility, viability, membrane integrity and higher abnormal sperm rate compared to control period sperm samples (P< 0.05). Semen volume, sperm DNA integrity and the ability of sperm to undergo acrosome reaction were detected similar between the heat stress and control periods. In conclusion, environmental heat stress was found deleterious for some sperm parameters in Kıvırcık rams.

 

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