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The pH change in bull semen and fertility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Services, Experimental Station, Naivasha, Kenya

Extract

An account is given of the relationship between the decrease in pH on incubation of bull semen and fertility. It is shown that, in general, a high pH change tends to be associated with a good conception rate and vice versa. There are, however, exceptions to this general correlation, and it is believed that the pH change test, while giving an indirect measure of sperm metabolism, does not provide the clue to the problem of fertilization.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1952

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