Evaluating concentrations of some minerals in seminal plasma and blood serum and its relati on ship with semen quality in breeding and non-breeding seasons for Arabian rams

Mineral elements are effective on male reproductive function.
This experiment was carried out to evaluate thelevels of some minerals in blood serum and seminal plasma and its relation ship with semen quality in breeding and non-breeding seasons for Arabian rams.
Blood and semen were collected weekly for 8 weeks from 8 Arabi anrams during breeding (autumn) and non-breeding (winter) seasons.
Semen quality in breeding season was higher than the other season. Seminal plasma values of calcium and phosphate and alsoblood serum levels of calcium, zinc and ferrous were higher in breeding season (P0.05). In non-breeding season, seminal plasma content of calcium, zinc and ferrous were higher than serum (PIn general, the levels of some minerals in seminal plasma and blood serum and their relation with semen quality parameters were affected by breeding and non-breeding seasons in Arabian ram.