Dietary Boron Supplementation and its Impact on Semen Characteristics and Physiological Status of Adult Male Rabbits

Elkomy, Alaa E.; El-Hady, A.M. Abd; Elghalid, Osama

doi:10.3923/ajpsaj.2015.85.96

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“…On the other hand, the percentage of abnormal sperm was significantly decreased with increasing boron level to reach, and % less than the control group. These results are in agreement with Elkomy et al (2015) who concluded that adding boric acid to bucks' ration (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) improved semen quality characteristics.…”

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“…The same finding was found by El-Saadany et al (2016) when they fed male chicks on 100, 200 and 300 mg boron/kg feed. Likewise, our findings were confirmed upon examination of boron on rabbits (Elkomy et al, 2015). As a result, supplemental boron had a beneficial effect on hens' health.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…The present results concerning the decreasing of the serum transaminases activities are in agreement with the results obtained by Eren and Uyanik (2007) when they adding boron in layer diets. Likewise, our findings were confirmed upon examination of boron on broiler chicks (Eren et al, 2012) and rabbits (Elkomy et al, 2015). Results concerning the effect of supplemental boron on thyroid hormone secretion (T3) concentration in laying hens are presented in Table 5.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Moreover, Naghii and Samman (1993) noted that the mechanism of boron action may be mediated by increasing the concentration of steroid hormones such as testosterone and beta-estradiol. Whereas, inclusion of boron to bucks' rations resulted in a significant increase in sperm concentration, total sperm output, sperm motility and normal sperm (Elkomy et al, 2015). Recent studies on the biological significance of boron to various metabolic, nutritional, hormonal, and physiological processes indicated that boron is essential for humans and animals (Nielsen, 1997;Basoglu et al, 2000Basoglu et al, , 2002Kabu and Civelek, 2012;and Hunt, 2012).…”

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The Influence of Dietary Boron Supplementation on Performance and Some Physiological Parameters in Bandarah Chickens 2- Laying Period

2017

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A total of one hundred hens and twenty cocks of Bandarah strain at 28 weeks of age were housed individually in single cages and distributed randomly among four treatment groups (25 hens and 5 cocks/ group) and the experiment ended at 44 wks of age. Birds in group1 were fed a basal diet and served as control group, the other three groups 2, 3 and 4 were fed a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 and 300 mg boron/kg feed, respectively. Results indicated that supplemental boron to hens' diet had no significant effect on egg production, egg weight, egg mass, feed consumption and feed conversion compared with control group. Significant increases were observed for egg shell%, shell thickness and Haugh units with increasing the boron level. While shape index, albumen and yolk percentages were not affected by treatments. Supplemental boron significantly increased egg shell calcium, phosphorus and boron concentrations. Moreover, plasma minerals (Ca, P, Fe, Cu and B) were significantly increased with the increase of boron level. Hematological parameters (Hb, PCV, RBCs and WBCs) were improved by addition boron to layer diets. There was a significant increase in plasma total protein, globulin, glucose and serum T3 resulted from dietary boron. Lipid profile and liver function significantly improved for boron treatments. Additionally, semen quality, fertility and hatchability percentages significantly improved with boron at different levels compared with control value. It can be concluded that boron supplementation to layer diets had a positive effect on plasma minerals (Ca, P, Fe, Cu and B) and egg shell (Ca, P and B). However, egg quality, reproductive and physiological status were improved. It is suggested that up to 300 mg boron/kg diet could be used in layer diets without any adverse effect on laying hens performance.

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“…The RT was measured by using clinical thermometer, which inserted for 1 min into the rectum for about 2 cm from anus orifice after liniment by pure Vaseline (Khalil et al, 2014). The TSL was measured in terms of reaction time in seconds and was estimated between introducing the teaser doe to the buck's cage up to the point, when the buck started to mount the doe (Elkomy et al, 2015).…”

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Behavioral Activities, Physiological Body Reactions, Hematological Parameters and Hormonal Profiles for Bucks of New Zealand White and Baladi Red Rabbits Exposed to Short Term of High Temperature

Khalil¹,

Yaseen²,

Hamdy³

2015

Asian J. of Poultry Science

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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of acute short term heat exposure on behavioral activities, physiological body reactions, hematological parameters and hormonal profiles of New Zealand White (NZW) and Baladi Red (BR) bucks. Twenty male NZW and BR bucks were divided into two groups; natural winter climate of 19±1°C and 55±5%, Relative Humidity (RH) (control group) and the bucks in the other group were exposed to short term heat stress for 1 h at 37±0.5°C and 20±2% RH. The results indicated that, heat stress decreased (p#0.001) standing and walking behavior and increased (p#0.001) sitting behavior compared with these recorded under control temperature. Moreover, Respiration Rate (RR), Rectal Temperatures (RT) and Time of Sexual Libido (TSL) were significantly increased (p#0.001) following stress. Concentration of plasma testosterone and T 3 were significantly reduced (p#0.001) and cortisol were significantly increased after submission to stress. The RBCs, WBCs, Hb, PCV values were insignificantly reduced and lymphocyte was significantly reduced after stress. In contrast, neutrophils, Neutrophils/Lymphocytes (N/L) ratio were increased (p#0.05) and monocytes were insignificantly increased after the end of heat stress. On the other hand, breeds of rabbit had significant effects on most of the studied traits, especially after heat exposure. The BR bucks were significantly superior; RBCs, WBCs, neutrophils, N/L ratio and monocytes than those recorded in NZW bucks after heat stress. Also, plasma concentration of testosterone were significantly higher but cortisol and T 3 were significantly lower (p#0.05) in BR bucks than those estimated in NZW bucks. Moreover, BR bucks had insignificantly higher walking and lower standing behavior than those recorded in NZW bucks. Also, RR was significantly higher (p#0.001), but RT and TSL were significantly lower (p#0.001) in BR bucks than those recorded in the NZW bucks. Furthermore, the results showed that there were prevalent significant (p#0.05) negative correlation between plasma level of cortisol and each of plasma level of testosterone, RBCs, WBCs counts, standing and walking behavior and significant (p#0.001) positive with RR, RT, TSL and time of sitting behavior. Current results explained that acute short term heat stress, negatively affected of internal environment of rabbit bucks which were reflected in their performance. Also, behavioral traits, sexual libido, hematological parameters and hormonal profile in BR bucks seem to be better than those recorded by NZW bucks after exposed heat stress, which may be explained, why BR breed had more tolerate to heat stress compared to exotic breeds.

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The Effect of Boron on Some Biochemical Parameters in Experimental Diabetic Rats

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Eren

Şentürk

et al. 2017

Biol Trace Elem Res

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In this study, we evaluated the effect of boron (B) as boric acid (BA) on body weight (b.w.); blood glucose; plasma insulin; lipase and paraoxonase (PON1) activities; and serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, lipid peroxidation (MDA), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced experimental diabetes in rats. Sixty Wistar albino rats (200-250 g) were divided into six groups of ten. The groups received the following treatment: group 1, control group; group 2, 50 mg/kg (b.w.) i.p. STZ-induced diabetes; group 3, 5 mg/kg (b.w.) B; group 4, 10 mg/kg (b.w.) B; group 5, diabetes + 5 mg/kg (b.w.) B; and group 6, diabetes + 10 mg/kg (b.w.) B. The experiment lasted 4 weeks. Increased serum MDA levels with diabetes were significantly reduced and although it is not statistically significant, serum TAC levels approached to values of control group; also, insignificant increases were observed in HDL cholesterol levels in experimental diabetic rats with treatment 5 and 10 mg/kg B. Furthermore, body weight, plasma insulin, and lipase activities increased insignificantly, blood glucose and serum LDL cholesterol decreased significantly, and total cholesterol levels decreased insignificantly in the diabetes + 10 mg/kg B group. There was no difference between the groups in terms of plasma PON1 activities and serum triglyceride levels. In conclusion, B may have beneficial effects on some biochemical parameters changes in experimental diabetes, and in order to determine the full effect of this element on the metabolism, further studies are required which use various dosages and compounds of B.

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Dietary Boron Supplementation and its Impact on Semen Characteristics and Physiological Status of Adult Male Rabbits

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References 38 publications

The Influence of Dietary Boron Supplementation on Performance and Some Physiological Parameters in Bandarah Chickens 2- Laying Period

The Influence of Dietary Boron Supplementation on Performance and Some Physiological Parameters in Bandarah Chickens 2- Laying Period

Behavioral Activities, Physiological Body Reactions, Hematological Parameters and Hormonal Profiles for Bucks of New Zealand White and Baladi Red Rabbits Exposed to Short Term of High Temperature

The Effect of Boron on Some Biochemical Parameters in Experimental Diabetic Rats

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