Efecto de la aplicación del agua de mar sobre la calidad seminal de sementales equinos en la Estación Experimental Tunshi

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the application of seawater on the seminal quality of equines in the Tunshi experimental station in the province of Chimborazo. Fiveexperimental units were used, each experimental unit represents one equine reproductive male. The application of each treatment was done every 15 days, each one of the treatments will be applied to the same 5 experimental units during the research. A total of 20 samples were analyzed during the research. Three treatments corresponding to the application of seawater (50 ml, 100 ml, 150 ml) were used for comparison with a control treatment (animal without any dose of seawater). The application of each treatment was carried out every 15 days, and each of the treatments was applied to the same 5 experimental units during the research. The parameters evaluated in the equines determined that the variables sperm volume, sperm concentration, and viscosity showed significant differences in favor of the treatments using 100 and 150 ml of seawater, while the variables pH, individual and mass motility, morpho-anomalies and sperm viability did not report significant differences. It was concluded that the use of 100 ml and 150 ml of seawater on the seminal evaluation of equines showed the best values macroscopically and microscopically, so it can be used to improve the reproductive quality of horses. It was recommended to use 100 ml or 150 ml of seawater, on horses to improve the microscopic and macroscopic parameters of semenquality.