The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Drones
The quantity and quality of the honey bee drone semen have a significant determination on the performance of bee colonies. The existence of a smaller number of mature drones to participate in the mating of queens, as well as a sufficient number of drones but with poor quality semen can have serious...
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| author | Ioan Cristian Bratu Violeta Igna Eliza Simiz Ioan Bănățean Dunea Silvia Pătruică |
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| description | The quantity and quality of the honey bee drone semen have a significant determination on the performance of bee colonies. The existence of a smaller number of mature drones to participate in the mating of queens, as well as a sufficient number of drones but with poor quality semen can have serious implications for the productivity of bee colonies. Our study aimed to investigate the correlation between two body weight ranges of drones and semen parameters in the Buckfast honey bee, data that could be integrated into the optimization of instrumental insemination in been queens. Semen was collected from two groups of drones with different body weights (200–240 mg and 240–280 mg). Semen volume, semen concentration, motility, morphology and membrane integrity of spermatozoa were analyzed. The phenotype indicator related to body weight in correlation with the main semen parameters studied gives a weak influence or causality ratio. In drones with 240–280 mg body weight, a higher percentage of spermatozoa with abnormal morphology (>9.60%) was recorded, compared to drones with 200–240 mg body weight. The study reveals that a higher weight of honey bee drones is correlated with higher sperm concentration and total number of spermatozoa/ejaculate, with an increase in the percentage of spermatozoa with abnormal morphology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6fe8329d4a84b2fa802eab2eac21da12023-11-24T15:39:51ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-12-011312114110.3390/insects13121141The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> DronesIoan Cristian Bratu0Violeta Igna1Eliza Simiz2Ioan Bănățean Dunea3Silvia Pătruică4Faculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului No. 119, 300645 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului No. 119, 300645 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului No. 119, 300645 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului No. 119, 300645 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Calea Aradului No. 119, 300645 Timisoara, RomaniaThe quantity and quality of the honey bee drone semen have a significant determination on the performance of bee colonies. The existence of a smaller number of mature drones to participate in the mating of queens, as well as a sufficient number of drones but with poor quality semen can have serious implications for the productivity of bee colonies. Our study aimed to investigate the correlation between two body weight ranges of drones and semen parameters in the Buckfast honey bee, data that could be integrated into the optimization of instrumental insemination in been queens. Semen was collected from two groups of drones with different body weights (200–240 mg and 240–280 mg). Semen volume, semen concentration, motility, morphology and membrane integrity of spermatozoa were analyzed. The phenotype indicator related to body weight in correlation with the main semen parameters studied gives a weak influence or causality ratio. In drones with 240–280 mg body weight, a higher percentage of spermatozoa with abnormal morphology (>9.60%) was recorded, compared to drones with 200–240 mg body weight. The study reveals that a higher weight of honey bee drones is correlated with higher sperm concentration and total number of spermatozoa/ejaculate, with an increase in the percentage of spermatozoa with abnormal morphology.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/12/1141drone semen parametersdrone weight<i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| spellingShingle | Ioan Cristian Bratu Violeta Igna Eliza Simiz Ioan Bănățean Dunea Silvia Pătruică The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Drones Insects drone semen parameters drone weight <i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| title | The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Drones |
| title_full | The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Drones |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Drones |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Drones |
| title_short | The Influence of Body Weight on Semen Parameters in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Drones |
| title_sort | influence of body weight on semen parameters in i apis mellifera i drones |
| topic | drone semen parameters drone weight <i>Apis mellifera</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/12/1141 |
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