Effect of alternate day collection on semen quality of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) with poor initial fresh semen quality

• Main Authors: P. Imrat, S. Mahasawangkul, C. Thitaram, P. Suthanmapinanth, K. Kornkaewrat, P. Sombutputorn, S. Jansittiwate, N. Thongtip, A. Pinyopummin, B. Colenbrander, W. V. Holt, T. A E Stout
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84901623807&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/53054
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In captivity, male Asian elephants often yield poor quality semen after transrectal manually assisted semen collection; however, the reasons for the disappointing semen quality are not clear. Here we test the hypothesis that accumulation of senescent spermatozoa is a contributory factor, and that se...