Vle CONG. INTERN. REPROD. ANIM. INSEM. ARTIF.,, PARIS, 1968, VOL. II

Collection of Deer Semen by
Electro-ejaculation
by
Bierschwal's Gl xS Mather VE G S Martin T C N el X2
Murphy, D. A.+; Korschgen, L. J.+
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.

Reports are scarce concerning'the collection
or eva1dation of semen obtained from wild animals
other than from testicular biopsies or from samples
obtained during necropsy.z’9 Because of the desire
to evaluate male reproductive performance seasonaly
and from year to year, other methods of evaluation
are needed.

Electrical and mechanical devices of various
sorts are in use to produce erection and ejaculation
of semen in domestic animals as well as laboratory
anima1s.1’3’4’5 Electrical stimulation has also been
reported to result in ejaculation in pr‘imates.s’8

This study reports the techniques used to collect
semen from undomesticated deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at
the Charles W. Green Experimental and Research Wildlife
Area, Columbia, Mo. Deer used in this study were penned both
in groups and singly. During the breeding season,

a male and female were combined in Targe runs and
their behavior was observed under various experimental
conditions. An analysis of semen was suggested

* University of Missouri, Section of Obstetrics and
Reproductive Diseases, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine
and Surgery, Columbia, Mo.

+ : : : 4 ;
Research Biologist, Missouri Department of Conservation,
Columbia, Mo.

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