USE OF SEMEN AS BIOPSY MATERIAL FOR ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH-STATUS OF THE STALLION REPRODUCTIVE-TRACT

Conventional Light microscopic evaluation does not fully utilize poten tial indicators in seminal ejaculates for diagnosis of disorders of th e reproductive tract. The technique of evaluation of all cellular comp onents of semen, as described in this article, utilizing both light an d transmission electron microscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool. Comp are with other common biopsy procedures, use of semen as biopsy materi al is noninvasive, more representative than excisional biopsy, less ex pensive, and helps in the longitudinal evaluation after a therapeutic regimen.