Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)RegulationsAnnexureTable 6 : Minimum Standards for Structural Abnormalities |
Table 6
Minimum Standards for Structural Abnormalities
[Reg. 11(2)(h)]
75% or more of spermatozoa to be free of the following on a cumulative basis:— |
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Head defects |
Teratoid sperm Macro and micro cephalic heads Double heads Rolled, crested heads Nuclear crater, diadem Narrow or abnormal base Pyriform, tapered head Other abnormal shapes Abnormal loose heads Loose heads |
Acrosome defects |
Knobbed acrosome Lipped acrosome |
Tail defects
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Double tail Proximal cytoplasmic droplet Distal cytoplasmic droplet Pseudo droplet Stump tail defect Dag defects Mid piece relexes Corkscrew defect Segmental aplasia of mitochondria Bent of coiled principal piece |