The aim followed in this study was to make a comparison of the composition of fatty acids available in the sperm lipids of cattle, sheep and goat. Semen samples were collected from 28 Holestein cows, 12 Chal rams and 7 Mahabadi goats. After washing out and removal of the seminal plasma, total lipids of the sperm were extracted and fatty acids trans-methylated. The fatty acid methyl esters were injected into GC apparatus and the percentages of fatty acids calculated. The results indicated that the percentages of C16:1 and C18:0 were significantly higher in bull sperm than those in goat and ram sperm. C20:4(n-6), C20:2(n-6) and C20:5(n-6) were detected in small percentages only in bull sperm samples. The proportion of C22:6(n-6) was significantly higher in bull sperm (19.3%) as compared with goat and ram's (3.85% and 3.14% respectively). The proportion of long chain fatty acid C24:0 was significantly higher in bovine sperm lipids as compared with that in ovine sperm. This fatty acid was not detected in goat sperm. The ratio of n-3/n-6 fatty acids in bull sperm (2.56) was significantly higher than this ratio in goat (0.53) and ram (0.21) sperm.
Towhidi, A., Samadian, F., Kohram, H., & Ansari, M. (2012). A Comparison of Fatty Acids Composition of Sperm Lipid in some Iranian Ruminants. Iranian Journal of animal Science, 42(4), 361-367.
MLA
Armin Towhidi; Farhad Samadian; Hamid Kohram; Mehdi Ansari. "A Comparison of Fatty Acids Composition of Sperm Lipid in some Iranian Ruminants". Iranian Journal of animal Science, 42, 4, 2012, 361-367.
HARVARD
Towhidi, A., Samadian, F., Kohram, H., Ansari, M. (2012). 'A Comparison of Fatty Acids Composition of Sperm Lipid in some Iranian Ruminants', Iranian Journal of animal Science, 42(4), pp. 361-367.
VANCOUVER
Towhidi, A., Samadian, F., Kohram, H., Ansari, M. A Comparison of Fatty Acids Composition of Sperm Lipid in some Iranian Ruminants. Iranian Journal of animal Science, 2012; 42(4): 361-367.
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