UNASSIGNED: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence that different protocols of urethral catheterization after pharmacological induction (Ur.Ca.P.I.) may have on the semen quality of the @entity468 . The study has been divided into two experiments: one in which different dosages of @entity8998 administrated are evaluated and the second one in which the timing of the catheterization after pharmacological induction is tested. In the first experiment, 18 @entity468 were sedated with the recommended dosage of @entity8998 (130   g/kg i.m.) while the other 18 were sedated with a lower dose of the same drug (50   g/kg i.m.). In the second experiment, three groups were implemented, each containing 25 subjects. In group 1, the semen collection was performed immediately once the pharmacological effect of the drug was reached; in group 2, the semen collection was performed three times every 5  min after the pharmacological effect was reached; finally, in group 3, Ur.Ca.P.I. was performed 20  min after the pharmacological effect was reached. All the different protocols permitted sperm collection, nevertheless the first experiment showed a better quality in terms of volume, concentration, total number of spermatozoa (p  <  0.01) and quality of the movement (motility p  <  0.05 and forward progressive motility p  <  0.01), using a high @entity8998 dosage rather than 50   g/kg i.m. In the second experiment, forward motility was statistically higher (p  <  0.01) in the first group and total volume was higher (p  <  0.01) in the second and third group, while other parameters were statistically not different. Results suggest that a single catheterization immediately after the onset of the pharmacological effect leads to a good-quality semen with the lowest possibility of damaging the urethra and that a sedation with 130   g/kg of @entity8998 leads to a better quality sperm collection than 50   g/kg does.

Influence of Different Protocols of Urethral Catheterization after Pharmacological Induction (Ur.Ca.P.I.) on Semen Quality in the XXXX .

@entity468 :: ('9685', 'Species') :: ['cats', 'domestic cat'] @entity8998 :: ('MESH:D020926', 'Chemical') :: ['medetomidine']
@entity468 :: (9685,Species) :: ['Domestic Cat']
