Seroprevalence of sperm antibodies in goats

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作者
Waziri, MA
Fayemi, OE
机构
[1] Univ Maiduguri, Dept Vet Surg & Reprod, Maiduguri, Nigeria
[2] Univ Ibadan, Dept Vet Surg & Reprod, Ibadan, Nigeria
关键词
seroprevalence; sperm; antibodies; goat;
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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摘要
Sera from 235 goats in and around Ibadan (Nigeria) were randomly collected and tested for sperm antibodies by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. Of the 164 females tested, 25 (15.2%) were positive for sperm antibody while 7 (9.8%) of the 71 males tested were positive. The presence of circulating sperm antibody was significantly associated with age (P<0.001) and parity (P<0.001). Sex was not significantly associated (P<0.05). The study Indicates the prevalence of sperm antibodies in the herds tested.
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