Summary. Ovariectomized oestrogen-treated rabbits were inseminated with semen of variable sperm density and volume. Does were killed 10 hr after insemination and the number of spermatozoa in the vagina, cervix, uterus and oviduct was determined. It was found that sperm counts from all regions of the genital tract were directly related to the total number of spermatozoa in the inseminate. When the number of spermatozoa in the inseminate was held constant, more spermatozoa were recovered from the cervix and uterus with the smaller inseminate volumes. All regional counts were positively correlated with one another. Proportionately fewer spermatozoa were recovered from the genital tract when the inseminate contained larger sperm numbers.
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