Minerals profiles in the epididymal luminal milieu with respect to maturation of buck (Capra hircus) spermatozoa

The aim of the present study was to investigate about micro environment of epididymis towards maturation of buck spermatozoa. Normal testes attached with intact epididymis collected from adult and healthy bucks (n=60) from local abattoir immediately after slaughter were used for assessment of minerals profiles in the epididymal luminal fluid. It was revealed that in caput, corpus and caudal regions, the level of Zn and Cu found to be increased gradually, however, the level of Fe, Na and K diminished steadily. Concentration of Zn and Cu was highest in caudal segment, whereas concentration of Fe, Na and K was highest in caput segment. The overall relationship of spermatozoan motility was found to be positive and highly significant (p