Summary
Neither blood group factor A nor its corresponding normal antibody anti-A were detected in the fluids of seminal vesicles, tail of the epididymis or in testicle fluid of boars. The ovarian follicle fluid and the cervical mucus were chosen from the genital tract fluids of sows for the study of the mentioned antigenic factor and antibody. Antigenic factor A was present in a significantly lower amount in the ovarian follicle fluid than in the serum. In the cervical mucus the relation was the opposite. Anti-A antibody was present in ovarian follicle fluid and serum in the same titre, but was not detected in the cervical mucus. Anti-A, present in ovarian follicle fluid of sows, did not increase in vitro agglutination of spermatozoa of A-positive boars nor did it shorten the period of their motility. Fertility of A-negative sows mated to A-positive boars was not decreased. The number of offspring after two boars, one of which was A-positive and the other A-negative, and both of which were mated during one oestrus, was not changed in favour of the progeny of A-negative fathers.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Boettcher, B., 1965. Human AB0 blood group antigens on spermatozoa from secretors and non-secretors, J. Reprod. Fertil.,9, 267–268.
Boursnell, J. C. and Coombs, R. R. A,, 1966. A haemagglutinating factor in boar seminal plasma, J. Reprod. Fertil.,11, 139–144.
Dunsford, I. and Bowley, C. Ch., 1955. Techniques in Blood Grouping, Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, p. 250.
Edwards, R. G., Ferguson, L. C. and Coombs, R. R. A., 1964. Blood group antigens on human spermatozoa, J. Reprod. Fertil.,7, 153–161.
Gavalier, M., Hojny, J., Hradecky, J., Linhart, J. and Schröffel, J., 1966. Blood groups and serum proteins in pigs. Polymorphismes biochimiques des animaux, X European Conference on Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphisms, 159–164.
Gershowitz, H. G., Behrman, S. J. and Neel, J, V., 1958. Hemagglutinins in uterine secretions, Science,128, 719–720.
Hojny, J. and Hála, K., 1965. A contribution to the study of the blood group system A in pigs. Blood Groups of Animals, Proceedings of the 9th European Animal Blood Group Conference, 155–161.
Matousek, J., 1965. Antigenicity and polymorphism of the ovarian follicle fluids in cows. Blood Groups of Animals, Proceedings of the 9th European Animal Blood Group Conference, 359–368.
Matoušek, J., Dostál, J. and Fulka, J., 1966. Antigenicity and polymorphism of the seminal vesicle fluid in boars, Proceedings of the Xth European Conference on Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphisms, 523–531.
Matoušek, J. and Schröffel, J., 1967. Blutgruppensubstanzen A, Na und polymorphe Merkmale im Serum und in der Follikularflüssigkeit der Ovarien von Sauen, Fortpfl. Haust.,3, 118–123.
Matoušek, J., Blood group system J in cattle reproduction, Fortpfl. Haust. (In press).
Podliachouk, L. and Eyquem, A., 1956. Les antigénes érythrocytaires et plasmatiques des porcs, Ann. Inst. Pasteur,91, 751–758.
Quinlivan, W.L. G., 1966. Antigen-antibody reactions with human semen, Fertil. Steril,17, 722–730.
Sedläkovä, E., 1966. Frakcionace bílkovin semennych vakû kance a isolace aglutinujiciho faktoru. Dissertation Thesis, Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Animals, Libëchov.
Schwimmer, W. B., Ustay, K. A. and Behrman, S. J., 1967. An evaluation of immunologic factors of infertility, Fertil Steril,18, 167–180.
Tyler, A., Tyler, E. T. and Denny, P. C, 1967. Concepts and experiments in immunoreproduction, Fertil Steril,18, 153–166.
Whitelaw, M. J., Grams, L. and Antone, M., 1962. Blood groups in fertility and sterility, Obstetrics and Gynecology,20, 317–319.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1970 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Matoušek, J. (1970). Blood Group System A in the Reproduction of Pigs. In: XIth European Conference on Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-5226-8_42
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-5226-8_42
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-017-5228-2
Online ISBN: 978-94-017-5226-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive