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Dogs have been under strong artiifcial selection as a consequence of their relationship with man. Differences between breeds are evident that could be relfected in seminal characteristics. The present study was to evaluate differences in sperm head morpho
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Department of Functional Biology and Physical Anthropology, University of València, 46100 Burjassot,
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Dogs have been under strong artiifcial selection as a consequence of their relationship with man. Differences between breeds are evident that could be relfected in seminal characteristics. The present study was to evaluate differences in sperm head morphometry between seven well?deifned breeds of dog:the British Bulldog, Chihuahua, German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, Spanish Mastiff, Staffordshire Terrier, and Valencian Rat Hunting dog. Semen samples were obtained by masturbation and smears stained with Diff?Quik. Morphometric analysis (CASA?Morph) produced four size and four shape parameters. Length, Ellipticity, and Elongation showed higher differences between breeds. MANOVA revealed differences among all breeds. Considering the whole dataset, principal component analysis (PCA) showed that PC1 was related to head shape and PC2 to size. Procluster analysis showed the British Bulldog to be the most isolated breed, followed by the German Shepherd. The PCA breed by breed showed the Chihuahua, Labrador Retriever, Spanish Mastiff, and Staffordshire Terrier to have PC1 related to shape and PC2 to size, whereas the British Bulldog, Valencia Rat Hunting dog, and German Shepherd had PC1 related to size and PC2 to shape. The dendrogram for cluster groupings and the distance between them showed the British Bulldog to be separated from the rest of the breeds. Future work on dog semen must take into account the large differences in the breeds’ sperm characteristics. The results provide a base for future work on phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of dogs, based on their seminal characteristics.
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