Kualitas semen sapi pejantan berdasarkan umur, suhu, dan kelembaban di Taman Ternak Pendidikan Universitas Airlangga

Abstract

This research was conducted at the Teaching Farm of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, to know the effect of age, temperature, and humidity on the quality of semen of bulls which are turned into frozen semen. This research uses fresh semen samples of bulls of various ages grouped into 3 groups, young, middle age, and old groups and measures temperature and humidity during the storage process. Fresh semen is collected using an artificial vagina and then examined macroscopic and microscopic tests which is then checked for post thawing motility. Data analysis uses Analysis of Variants (ANOVA) followed by Duncan. The results showed that the percentage of spermatozoa motility of fresh semen and post thawing differed and age affected the quality of semen produced. There was no effect of temperature and humidity when processing of collecting semen. Bull’s semen at Teaching Farm Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Airlangga University has good quality and is suitable for Artificial Insemination.