At K9 Clinics, dog semen analysis is particularly done with around 12 months old and onwards stud dogs. In this process, we collect semen and check the overall mobility of sperms to ensure they are absolutely motile and have a tendency to move toward an egg. In addition, we analyse sperm count and inspect the morphology (means form and structure) of the sperm cells.
In order to corroborate whether a dog is potentially fertile or not, dog semen analysis plays a vital role in that. From collection to evaluation, every step is crucial. A semen collection should be performed prior to breeding. This collected semen undergoes to evaluate or assess the motility (movement), concentration (number of sperm/unit volume of semen), and morphology (appearance) of sperm cells. Moreover, it highlights bacteria or any other cells (if present in semen).
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The all-in-one benefit of dog semen analysis is assessing fertility in young male dogs before breeding or impregnating the female dogs. But the key factors that come into consideration are; the evaluation of libido and the ejaculatory process, assessment of semen volume, motility (both total and progressive), sperm count, and a stained morphology (normal individual sperm cells).
There are basically TWO stages in dog semen analysis, the first is collection, and the second one is evaluation. Although both stages are a little bit tricky, how this process is performed at K9 Clinics details are given below;
Generally, semen has THREE fractions, and all of them should be collected for the best results. The first fraction, or pre-sperm fraction, is likely to be clear and ranges from 0.1-1.0 ml; the second fraction, or sperm-rich fraction, is likely to be cloudy and ranges from 0.1-6.0 ml; and the third one is the prostatic fluid and ranges from 1.0-20.0 ml.
By the way, there are various stains used in clarifying the slide’s media. But for evaluating sperms, two stains are more common; Eosin‐ Nigrosin and Wright‐Giemsa. At K9 Clinics, we mainly prefer Eosin‐ Nigrosin due to its high vitality.
The professional vet team of K9 Clinics is licensed to do a dog semen analysis.
