01594naa a2200349 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000210006024501490008126000090023052006390023965000110087865000100088965000160089965000130091565000200092865000220094865000100097065000110098065000150099165000230100665300110102965300200104065300170106065300180107765300160109565300150111170000170112670000180114370000160116177300670117715141772017-09-08       1982    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aSIMPLICIO, A. A.  aSeasonal variation in seminal and testicular characteristics of Brazilian Somali rams in the hot semi-arid climate of tropical northeast Brazil.  c1982  aThe seasons in the 1 year study were classified as rainy, transitional rainydry, dry, and transitional dry-rainy. Semen pH and the consistency of the testes did not vary between seasons or among rams. All other characteristics of semen and testis varied between rams. Significant seasonal differences were observed for ejaculate volume, mass, % motility, forward motility score and concentration of spermatozoa, and linear testis measurements. The total number of spermatozoa per ejaculate did not very seasonal. The magnitude of the seasonal effects was not sufficient to prevent the rams being used for breeding throughout the year.  aBrazil  aSheep  aSpermatozoa  aCarneiro  aEspermatozóide  aFisiologia animal  aOvino  aSêmen  aTestículo  aVariação Sazonal  aBrasil  aEstacionalidade  aMale animals  aRaça Somalis  aSeasonality  aSemiárido1 aRIERA, G. S.1 aNELSON, E. A.1 aPANT, K. P.  tJournal Reproduction Fertilitygv. 66, n. 2, p. 735-738, 1982.