Canine-specific tail-in, head-out sperm agglutination

Reprod Domest Anim. 2021 Oct;56(10):1363-1365. doi: 10.1111/rda.13992. Epub 2021 Jul 21.

Abstract

An interesting pattern of tail-in, head-out sperm agglutination was identified in a Brucella canis seronegative subfertile dog. Centrifuged seminal plasma from this dog could induce a similar pattern of agglutination in six other dogs, but not in ejaculates from a single stallion and two rams. The agglutination pattern was short-lived and appeared to depend on motility of spermatozoa, although intensity of agglutination may have been affected by concentration of agglutinating factor.

Keywords: agglutination; canine; spermatozoa.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dog Diseases / immunology*
  • Dogs
  • Horses
  • Infertility, Male / veterinary
  • Male
  • Semen / immunology
  • Sheep
  • Sperm Agglutination*
  • Sperm Motility
  • Sperm Tail / immunology*
  • Spermatozoa / immunology