METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF A SEMEN OF A VERTEBRATE ANIMAL
First Claim
1. A method for determining the quality of a semen of a vertebrate animal, the method comprising:
- measuring at least one absorption spectrum of a sample of said semen;
selecting a number n, with n≥
4, of wave numbers σ
j (j∈
[1;
n]) which are characteristic of semen of a breed or of species of said animal;
determining from said at least one absorption spectrum of a value of the absorption Xj and/or a value of the second derivative of the absorption Xj″
(j∈
[1;
n]) for each of said n wave numbers σ
j (j∈
[1;
n]);
calculating a non-return rate Y at a predefined number of days from said absorption values Xj and/or from the second derivative of the absorption Xj″
previously determined.
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Abstract
A method is provided for determining quality of semen of a vertebrate animal. The method includes the following steps: measuring at least one absorption spectrum of a sample of the semen; selecting a number n of wave numbers σj (j∈[1:n]) which are characteristic of the semen of the breed or of the species of the animal; determining from the absorption spectrum or spectra of a value of the absorption Xj and/or a value of the second derivative of the absorption Xj″(j∈[1:n]) for each of the n wave numbers σj (j∈[1:n]); and calculating a non-return rate Y at a predefined number of days from the absorption values Xj and/or from the second derivative of the absorption Xj″ previously determined.
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1. A method for determining the quality of a semen of a vertebrate animal, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one absorption spectrum of a sample of said semen; selecting a number n, with n≥
4, of wave numbers σ
j (j∈
[1;
n]) which are characteristic of semen of a breed or of species of said animal;determining from said at least one absorption spectrum of a value of the absorption Xj and/or a value of the second derivative of the absorption Xj″
(j∈
[1;
n]) for each of said n wave numbers σ
j (j∈
[1;
n]);calculating a non-return rate Y at a predefined number of days from said absorption values Xj and/or from the second derivative of the absorption Xj″
previously determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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