Tajima Hideo, Yoshizawa Madoka, Sasaki Shinichi, Yamamoto Fujio, Narushima Etsuo, Ogawa Yuka, Orima Hiromitsu, Tsutsui Toshihiko, Toyonaga Mari, Kobayashi Masanori, Kawakami Eiichi, Hori Tatsuya
Inokashira Park Zoo, 1-17-6, Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0005, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 2016 Jul 1;78(6):1067-73. doi: 10.1292/jvms.15-0439. Epub 2016 Mar 3.
We collected semen from a male Amur leopard cat using the transrectal electroejaculation method and investigated the semen qualities for about four years. In addition, the influence of the season on the spermatogenic function of the Amur leopard cat was investigated with regard to the semen qualities, testicular volume and serum testosterone level. As a result, we could collect semen with good sperm qualities that would be useable for artificial insemination. Some seasonality was noted in the testicular volume and serum testosterone level. We clarified that the semen qualities were favorable before and during the female breeding season compared with those after the breeding season.
我们采用经直肠电刺激射精法从一只雄性豹猫采集精液,并对精液质量进行了约四年的研究。此外,从精液质量、睾丸体积和血清睾酮水平方面,研究了季节对豹猫生精功能的影响。结果,我们能够采集到精子质量良好、可用于人工授精的精液。睾丸体积和血清睾酮水平存在一定的季节性变化。我们明确了,与繁殖季节后相比,在雌性繁殖季节之前及期间精液质量更佳。