Seminal plasma protein profiles and their association with semen quality parameters in Aceh bulls: A comparative study
Edy Sophian, Hikmayani Iskandar, Tulus Maulana, Syahruddin Said, Mohamad Agus Setiadi, Raden Iis Arifiantini, Erni Damayanti, Hendri Hendri · 2026
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Edy Sophian and co-authors profile, in a 2026 study, the proteins in the seminal plasma of Aceh bulls, an Indonesian breed, and ask how that profile tracks semen quality. Seminal plasma proteins guard sperm and shape fertilization ability, so their pattern could become a fertility marker cheaper than progeny testing. Semen collected was scored for volume, motility, viability, shape, membrane and cap integrity, and concentration. The plasma proteins were separated by size on electrophoresis gels.
The bulls produced semen, averaging 76.30 percent motility and about 88 percent normal shape in the measures. Gel patterns differed by quality tier. Bulls above 75 percent motility showed nine protein bands, those below it ten, with some heavy bands missing in poorer samples. Across animals, heavier protein profiles correlated negatively with nearly every quality measure, the motility correlation reaching minus 0.48 in the analysis. The authors propose lighter protein signatures as biomarkers of better Aceh bull fertility.
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| CREATOR | Edy Sophian, Hikmayani Iskandar, Tulus Maulana, Syahruddin Said, Mohamad Agus Setiadi, Raden Iis Arifiantini, Erni Damayanti, Hendri Hendri |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |