Effect of soybean lecithin extender on post-thaw semen quality of Bengal buck

Akourki, A.; Mondal, Mohan; Karunakaran, M.; Pal, P. C.

doi:10.36062/ijah.57.2.2018.153-164

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“…One of the main ways to improve these animal productions is the introduction of artificial insemination in goat and sheep herds which will undoubtedly facilitate the dissemination of the best genes. This insemination will assume above all a prior preparation of both parent; the male through seminal technology [3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10] and the female by inducing heat [11,12].…”

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Comparative study of heat induction in the red goat of Maradi by the use of extracts of local plant species

Akourki¹,

Saley²,

Mamane³

et al. 2023

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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If in several countries of the world, artificial insemination is a common practice in the management of animal herds, it is not the same for many of the nations of the Sahelian African zone such as Niger where several factors complicate its development. One of the annoying situations would be the very high cost of the technique for the breeder. Thus, to reduce this cost related to the cost of heat-inducing hormones, this study aims to search for an alternative solution to the use of the artificial insemination technique which is very inaccessible to African breeders. This study involves first listing all plant species that induce heat in sheep-goats, and then testing their effectiveness in vivo in the Red goat of Maradi. The administration of a semi-closed questionnaire to a sample of 63 nomadic breeders from North Maradi made it possible to identify 81 plant species. These plant species are used either alone, in association or in a mixture with other non-plant products. Thus, the survey made it possible to list 71 heat-inducing recipes, 77% of which consist exclusively of plant extracts. The preselected goats were randomly divided into four comparable and different groups of 6 to 7 individuals receiving recipe R1 (group 1, n=7), recipe R2 (group 2, n=7), recipe R3 (group 3, n=7) and recipe R4 (control group, n=6). Two of these recipes, tested on two groups of goats, had allowed ≈ 42.85 and ≈ 57.14% to give birth against only ≈ 33.33% in the control group and 0% in the goats treated with pigeon droppings. Thus, this study has made it possible to highlight a good knowledge of heat-inducing plants in goats by the nomadic population of North Maradi. It also revealed a trend in the effectiveness of the in vivo use of two of these plants in fertility in the Red goat of Maradi. This practice could constitute an alternative way to small ruminants’ artificial insemination for breeders in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Comparative study of heat induction in the red goat of Maradi by the use of extracts of local plant species

Akourki¹,

Saley²,

Mamane³

et al. 2023

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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“…It is, therefore, essential to find safer sperm-freezing alternatives. Recently, studies have focused on testing alternative extenders free of animal substances, such as soybean lecithin [4,5,6,[13][14][15][16][17] or extenders supplemented with polyunsaturated fatty acids [18,19] or with vegetable oils, such as argan oil, olive oil, Rosmarinus officinalis oil, Nigella sativa oil, and Origanum vulgare oil [20][21][22][23][24][25][26] to preserve animal sperm. Other vegetables such as Gossypium spp., Balanites aegyptiaca, and Sesamum indicum, available widely in Africa, including Niger, also contain lecithin protein and unsaturated fatty acids [27][28][29], but have not yet been tested for sperm cryopreservation.…”

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Effects of Gossypium spp., Balanites aegyptiaca, and Sesamum indicum seeds oils on quality of chilled and frozen-thawed ram semen

Akourki

Arantxa²,

Perdomo³

et al. 2021

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Background and Aim: Essential oils found frequently in plants are well known for their activities against bacteria, viruses, and fungi, and antioxidant properties. This study aimed to analyze egg yolk replacement by seed oils of Gossypium spp. (cotton), Balanites aegyptiaca (desert date), and Sesamum indicum (sesame) in semen extender, on ram sperm quality chilled at 4°C and frozen-thawed. Materials and Methods: Ejaculates were collected from adult rams and refrigerated at 4°C in a Tris-based extender containing 1.25%, 2.5%, 5%, and 10% of Gossypium spp., B. aegyptiaca, and S. indicum seed oils, to evaluate which were the two best extenders for comparison with BIOXcell, a commercial extender for deep freezing ram semen. Results: The data showed that sperm movements analyzed by the CASA system were faster in extenders supplemented with 2.5-5% of cottonseed oil and 1.25-10% of sesame oil, whereas in the extender containing B. aegyptiaca oil, all seminal parameters studied had the worst values. During the sperm-freezing process, 5% of cottonseed oil and 5% sesame seed oil were selected from the first study, with sesame oil reaching the best sperm quality. Thus, sperm motility and velocity were 44.14±13.99%, 24.44±12.6%, and 25.92±11.50%; and 20.26±9.56%, 8.76±6.38%, and 9.42±5.40%, respectively, for sesame oil, cottonseed oil, and BIOXcell. Conclusion: In summary, 2.5-10% of cottonseed oil and 1.25-10% of sesame seed oil can replace egg yolk in a Tris–egg yolk–based extender. Moreover, a Tris-based extender supplemented with 5% sesame seed oil could be an alternative for deep freezing ram semen, even though these results need to be confirmed with semen collected from rams with appropriate sexual rest.

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Effect of soybean lecithin extender on post-thaw semen quality of Bengal buck

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Comparative study of heat induction in the red goat of Maradi by the use of extracts of local plant species

Comparative study of heat induction in the red goat of Maradi by the use of extracts of local plant species

Effects of Gossypium spp., Balanites aegyptiaca, and Sesamum indicum seeds oils on quality of chilled and frozen-thawed ram semen

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