Bouchaib Archa

Bouchaib Archa


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

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29 October 2020 in Animals
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SKSara El kadili
Sara El kadili
NKNathalie Kirschvink
Nathalie Kirschvink
MRMarianne Raes
Marianne Raes
JBJean Loup Bister
Jean Loup Bister
BABouchaib Archa
Bouchaib Archa
MCMouad Chentouf
Mouad Chentouf
The study aimed at determining the effect of storage and season on fresh semen of Beni Arouss goats. Ejaculates were collected at monthly intervals from seven mature bucks and were extended at a final concentration of 800 × 106 spermatozoa. ml-1 and stored at 16 °C for 24 h. Semen motility, viability and normal morphology were assessed at 0, 4, 8 and 24 h after collection. Motility and normal morphology parameters were recorded using computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) and viability was analyzed using eosin–nigrosin staining. As expected, motility, viability and normal morphology parameters showed a significant reduction within 24 h of storage and during all seasons (p < 0.05). However, semen collected in summer maintained a better quality after 24 h of storage at 16 °C than semen collected during the other periods (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the storage ability of Beni Arouss bucks’ semen stored at 16 °C was significantly higher during the summer.