“…However, this method has advantages and disadvantages (Vianna et al, 2004, Murgas et al, 2010. Despite its practicality and worldwide use in cattle (Barbosa et al, 2011) and pigs (Vianna et al, 2004, Murgas et al, 2010, the Karras ® sperdensimeter cannot correctly estimate stallion sperm concentration. In field trials using different stallions, it was shown (unpublished data, 2013) that when the ejaculate contained low sperm concentrations (even if this was still within the standards for the species), it is not possible to obtain a visual reading using the Karras spermdensimeter.…”