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Studies on Semen Morphology and Effects of Artificial Insemination on Hatchability in Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

Studies on Semen Morphology and Effects of Artificial Insemination on Hatchability in Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

Irfan1,*, Arshad Javid7, Muhammad Ashraf2, Athar Mahmud3, Muhammad Altaf4, Syed Makhdoom Hussain5, Muhammad Shahbaz4 and Khalid Javed Iqbal6

1Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore
2Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
3Department of Poultry Production, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
4Department of Zoology, Women University Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh
5Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad
6Department of Life Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur
7Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore

*     Corresponding author: irfanbaboo@gmail.com

 

Fig. 1.

Morphology of sperms of Meleagris gallopavo; A, showing acrosome defects (a) without acrosome, (b) hooked shaped acrosome, (c) acrosome swelling and (d) rounded acrosome; B, showing mid piece defects (a) bent mid piece, (b) irregular mid piece, (c) partially detached mid piece, (d) swelled mid piece, (e) mid piece swelled near neck region, (f) knotted mid piece, (i) without mid piece and (j) spiral mid piece; C, showing head defects (a) bent head, (b) hook shape head, (c) twin head, (d) swelled head, (e) knotted head, (f) short head and (g) larger head; D, showing tail defects (a) double tail, (b) coiled tail, (c) knotted tail, (d) bent tail, (e) curled tail, (f) detached tail and (g) short tail.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

April

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 2, pp. 503-1000

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