VGO 511: Veterinary Andrology and Reproductive Techniques (1+1)

PSEUDODROPLET DEFECT

The defect is located in the centre of the mid-piece and appears as rounded or elongated or irregularly thickened areas.

• The mid-piece is often bent at the site of the defect.
• This defect is mistaken for a protoplasmic droplet.
• Some of the defective sperms are alive.
• The fertility of the affected bull is lowered.
• It is common is Friesian bulls.