Summary ― Changes in plasma testosterone (T), thyroxine (T 4 ), triiodothyronine (T 3 ), semen output and remex moult were studied in domestic ganders. A bimodal pattern in both plasma T and sperm concentration was observed during the annual cycle. Ganders started to produce semen at the end of January; maximum semen volume (0.32 ± 0.04 ml) and sperm concentration (148 ± 38 x 10 3 /mm 3 ) were reached in March and a marked decrease was observed after mid-April, when the moult of the remiges began. Plasma T 3 levels peaked in February (9.7 ± 0.6 nmol·I-! ) and this peak coincided with maximum T concentrations (9.8-10.4 nmoi'i!). ). Elevated levels of T 4 were found from late February until mid-April (31.0-33.6 nmol·I-!). Plasma T concentration was low at all stages of remex moult and regrowth. Decreased T 4 levels were found in ganders during remex regrowth from the &dquo;brush&dquo; to half of the full primary growth stage. Higher plasma T 4 levels were found before and after this stage of the moult. A reverse pattern was observed for T 3 concentrations.testosterone / thyroxine / sperm concentration / semen volume / moult / gander Résumé ― Testostérone, thyroxine et triiodothyronine plasmatiques en relation avec la production spermatique et la mue chez le jars domestique. Les changements de concentration plasmatique de testostérone (T), de thyroxine (T 4 ) et de triiodothyronine (T! ainsi que la production de spermatozoïdes et la mue des rémiges ont été étudiés chez le jars domestique. La sécrétion de T et la concentration des éjaculats en spermatozoïdes présente un profil bimodal au cours de l'année. Les premiers spermatozoïdes sont observés à la fin du mois de janvier, leur production est maximale en mars (57 ± 17 x 10 6 /éjaculat) puis diminue en avril au moment où les rémiges commencent à tomber. La concentration de T 3 est maximale (9,7 ± 0,6 nmolll) en même temps que celle de T (9,8 ± 10,4 nmol/1). La concentration en T 4 augmente de la fin février à la mi-avril (31-34 nmoili). Les concentrations plasmatiques de T sont faibles pendant la mue des rémiges; celles de T 4 passent par un minimum aux stades 4-5 de la mue et présentent un profil inverse de celui des concentrations plasmatiques de T 3 .
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