Morphological defects of sperm and their association with motility, fertility, and hatchability in four Korean native chicken breeds.

Journal: Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences
Published Date: Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to compare morphological defects, viability, motility (MOT), fertility (F), and hatchability (H) in four Korean native chicken breeds (KNCBs), and to evaluate whether defective segments of spermatozoa are associated with MOT, F, and H.

Authors

  • Shiferaw Garoma Feyisa
    Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
  • Young Hyun Park
    Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
  • Young Min Kim
    Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
  • Bo Ram Lee
    Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
  • Kyung Min Jung
    Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
  • Seong Bok Choi
    Animal Genetic Resources Research Center, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Namwon 55717, Korea.
  • Chang Yeon Cho
    Animal Genetic Resources Research Center, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Namwon 55717, Korea.
  • Jae Yong Han
    Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.

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