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

PRESENCE OF FOREIGN MATERIALS

• The foreign materials may enter into the semen from the animal, environment or from AV and will affect the quality of semen.
• The following are the materials may be present inside the semen
  • Dung, pus, urine, hair, dust – from animals
  • Sand, bedding materials, dry dung, insects – environment
  • Water, lubricant jelly, dusting powder - AV

Semen contaminated with foreign materials should not be accepted for preparing frozen semen.