Publications by authors named "Kaoutar El Khalil"

The ewe's cervix structure is highly variable among females, which may limit the application of transcervical artificial insemination (TCAI). This work aimed to study the variation in cervix anatomy in two different prolificacy breeds (D'man a prolific and Boujaâd a non-prolific sheep). Reproductive tracts were collected from D'man (n = 64) and Boujaâd (n = 187) females aged between 1 and 4 years.

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The present research was conducted to evaluate the effects of season and age on scrotal circumference (SC), semen characteristics, semen composition, and sperm motility during liquid storage in Boujaâd rams. Semen was collected throughout 1 year from April 2014 to March 2015. Two ram groups, namely older rams including animals aged 5.

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The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of seasons on scrotal circumference, semen characteristics, seminal plasma composition, and sperm motility during liquid storage of INRA180 rams. The semen was collected from five mature INRA180 rams (2-3 years of age) during one year (from April 2014 to March 2015). Scrotal circumferences, semen characteristics, some biochemical parameters of seminal plasma were evaluated.

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