Body and Testicular Biometry and Epididymal Sperm Characteristics in Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor (Kerr, 1792)).

ABSTRACT: Characterising body and reproductive morphometry and their association with epididymal sperm quality can contribute to the conservation of sambar deer (Rusa unicolor). Five adult males maintained in captivity at the Getúlio Vargas Zoobotanical Park (Salvador, BA, Brazil) were captured, anaesthetised, and subjected to bilateral orchiectomy as part of a population-control strategy. Body measurements included head circumference, thoracic diameter, total length, withers height, and body weight. The length, width, thickness, and weight of the testes and epididymides were measured, and the gonadosomatic index was estimated. Spermatozoa were recovered from the epididymal tail by slicing and flotation, and their morphology, membrane integrity, and kinematic parameters were assessed using a compute

SUBMITTER: de Matos Brandao Carneiro I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12413589 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature