Andrological and seminal characteristics of Belgian Shepherd Malinois dogs

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Published: Sep 13, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31415/bjns.v2i3.70
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Andrological examination; Belgian Shepherd Malinois; Seminal parameters.

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Christian Garcia Amantino
Nívea de Mattos Góes Vieira
Silvia Ferrari
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9917-2843

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Performing the andrological examination in dogs prior to selection and / or use in a natural or artificial reproduction scheme is of great importance, and consists of anamnesis, general clinical examination, reproductive system examination, libido examination, semen and further examinations if necessary. In the present study, 11 adult dogs of the Belgian Shepherd Malinois breed were evaluated in order to standardize the seminal and andrological characteristics of the breed in question, since there is great variation of characteristics between the multiple breeds of dogs of different sizes, and scarce literature. about specific races. As a result, the evaluation of the testis revealed the average right testis size of 2.7 ± 0.44 cm in width, 2.73 ± 0.40 cm in thickness and 4.44 ± 0.44 cm in length, and the left of 2 , 60 ± 0,26cm wide, 2,84 ± 0,34cm thick and 4,48 ± 0,51cm long. The animals had an average of 88% of rectilinear and progressive movement, 4,6 of vigor and 9,55% of abnormal sperm. However, regarding the ejaculate volume and sperm concentration there was a great variation between the animals, 5 dogs presented concentration values ​​below 100x106 sptz / ml, while the others were above this value. It was concluded that the sperm concentration and the total semen volume presented variation, due to the variation of the volume of the prostatic secretion, which was higher mainly in animals over 5 years with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, the other sperm parameters are in agreement with the Canine species patterns.

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Amantino CG, Vieira N de MG, Ferrari S. Andrological and seminal characteristics of Belgian Shepherd Malinois dogs. Braz. J. Nat. Sci [Internet]. 2019Sep.13 [cited 2025Aug.4];2(3):178. Available from: https://bjns.com.br/index.php/BJNS/article/view/70
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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2019): Braz. J. Nat. Sci - ISSN: 2595-0584
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