Association of FSH beta Gene Polymorphism on Testicular Parameters and Semen Quality in HF and Jersey Crossbred Bulls

V. B. Dalvi; M. V. Ingawale; S. G. Deshmukh; S. V. Kuralkar; P. S. Bankar; S. S.  Ali; R. S. Ingole; S. W. Hajare

Authors

V. B. Dalvi M.V.Sc. Scholar, Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, PGIVAS, Akola
M. V. Ingawale Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, PGIVAS, Akola, Maharashtra, INDIA
S. G. Deshmukh Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, PGIVAS, Akola, Maharashtra, INDIA
S. V. Kuralkar Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding, PGIVAS, Akola, Maharashtra, INDIA
P. S. Bankar Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding, PGIVAS, Akola, Maharashtra, INDIA
S. S. Ali Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding, PGIVAS, Akola, Maharashtra, INDIA
R. S. Ingole Department of Pathology, PGIVAS, Akola, Maharashtra, INDIA
S. W. Hajare Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, PGIVAS, Akola, Maharashtra, INDIA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2639-2044

Keywords:

Crossbred Bulls, FSH Beta Gene, Polymorphism, Semen Quality, Testicular Parameters

Abstract

The present research was conducted to study the association of FSH beta gene polymorphism on testicular parameters and semen quality in twenty five HF (75%) as well as Jersey (50%) crossbred bulls. Three different genotypes BB, AB and AA having amplification size 313 bp; 313 bp,202 bp,99 bp and 202 bp, 99 bp, respectively were identified. Genotypic frequencies were 0.38, 0.54 and 0.08 for AA, AB and BB genotype while gene frequency of A allele was 0.65 and B allele was 0.35. The testicular parameters like scrotal circumference (SC), testicular length (TL), testicular width (TW), testicular thickness (TT) as well as seminal attributes like semen volume (Vol) concentration (Conc.) initial motility (IM), post thaw motility (PTM), hypo osmotic swelling test (HOST), abnormal sperm rate (ASR) and acrosome integrity test (AIT) were non significant (P<0.05) between the three genotypes.