The Sperm Motility of Ongole Crossbreed Cattle in Coconut Water Based Diluents During Storage at 3-5°C

The implementation of the artificial insemination program using liquid semen can reduce the level of damage to the spermatozoa. Coconut water diluent is the alternative semen diluent. This diluent is made from local and cheap materials. The aims of this research were to examine the the sperm motility of Ongole Crossbreed cattle in coconut water based diluents during storage at 3-5°C. This research was carried out at Beef Cattle Research Center Pasuruan Laboratory on April, 2018. The research used laboratory experimental method. The experimental design was Randomized Completely Block Design. The data were analyzed by Analyze of Variance. There are three treatments in this research (T1 = Coconut water + yolk egg 20% , T2 = Coconut water + yolk egg 20% + white egg 0,4% + fructose 1 mg/ 0,1 ml, and T3 = Coconut water + egg yolk 20% + white egg 0,4% + fructose 2 mg/ 0,1 ml). There are ten replications of each treatment. The result of this research show were not significant differences in sperm motility and viability between coconut water diluents with variuos level of fructose during chilled storage.