TY  - JOUR
T1  - Concentrations of Fructose, Citric Acid and Total Protein in the Seminal Plasma of Goats Raised under Tropical Climates in Northeastern Brazil
AU - Vasconcelos Catunda, Aana Glaudia AU - Silva Lima, Italo Cordeiro AU - Pereira-Rocha, Jeane Ferreira AU - Pitombeira, Rafael Soares de Sousa AU - Vitaliano, Aline Bezerra AU - da Silva, Michelle Moura AU - Aguiar, Gyselle Viana AU - Gadelha, Carla Renata Figueiredo AU - de Araujo, Airton Alencar AU - Martins, Gabrimar Araujo AU - Campos, Ana Claudia Nascimento 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 16
SP  - 2873
EP  - 2878
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.2873.2878
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.2873.2878
KW  - Seminal plasma
KW  -buck
KW  -tropical climate
KW  -biochemical components
KW  -season
KW  -Brazil
AB  - Concentrations of fructose, citric acid and total protein in the seminal plasma of goats were measured between the different seasons of the year. The seasons affected all biochemical components investigated in the seminal plasma of goats as there was variation between the different months as well. The highest fructose concentrations in goats were recorded during the rainy and dry/rainy seasons. Citric acid concentrations were highest in the rainy period only whereas total protein concentrations were lower in the rainy/dry period compared to the other seasons of the year. Thus, climate conditions in the Brazilian Northeast are probably associated with these changes in the biochemical composition of bucks.
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