Effect of vitamins, probiotics and protein on semen traits in post-molt male broiler breeders

Khan, Rifat Ullah; Rahman, Ziaur; Javed, Ijaz; Muhammad, Faqir

doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.09.005

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“…Molting in male birds can be experimentally induced by withdrawal of feed, water, or both, or by dietary manipulation with imbalanced minerals such as sodium, calcium, iodine, and zinc [30,44]. Khan and colleagues [45] induced molting in WL male birds with a basal diet containing 3000 mg zinc oxide per kg feed. After two weeks of molting, the birds were fed with either a basal diet or a diet supplemented with vitamin E (100 IU/kg feed).…”

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“…The recommended amount of vitamin E in poultry diet for maintaining male fertility functions can vary, depending on the investigator. For instance, Khan et al recommended that a poultry diet should contain at least 10 mg vitamin E per kg of feed [45]. However, several studies recommended that a poultry diet should contain a moderate amount (not very low and not very high) of vitamin E [31,34,35,36].…”

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Effects of Dietary Vitamin E on Fertility Functions in Poultry Species

Rengaraj

Hong

2015

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Vitamin E is found in high quantities in vegetable oils. Although vitamin E has multiple functions in humans and animals, its key function is protecting cells from oxidative damage. Since its discovery, several studies have demonstrated that vitamin E deficiency causes impaired fertility in humans and lab animals. However, the effects of vitamin E deficiency or of its supplementation on the fertility of farm animals, particularly on poultry, are less well studied. Therefore, a comprehensive review of the effects of dietary vitamin E on the fertility of poultry species is needed in order to understand the beneficial role of vitamin E in the maintenance of sperm and egg qualities. Based on the observations reviewed here, we found that a moderate amount of vitamin E in poultry diet significantly protects semen/sperm qualities in male birds and egg qualities in female birds via decreasing the lipid peroxidation in semen/sperms and eggs. This review provides an overall understanding of the effects of dietary vitamin E on fertility functions in poultry species.

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Effects of Dietary Vitamin E on Fertility Functions in Poultry Species

Rengaraj

Hong

2015

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“…Breeders need to be kept under ideal conditions for maximum life of flock fertility. Several authors reported that environmental condition such as nutritional program has an important role on semen quality and reproductive performance of male broiler and layer breeders [1][2][3][4].…”

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Effects of L-Arginine supplementation on semen quality, testosterone concentration and testes histological parameters of Ross 308 breeder roosters

Ahangar

Asadzadeh

Rezaeipour

et al. 2017

APJR

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“…This observation may be related to the protective effects of α-tocopherol against ROS (Towhidi & Parks, 2012). Moreover, dietary supplementation of vitamin E has been reported to increase reproductive capacity in chicken (Khan et al, 2012), boar (Brzezińska-Ślebodzińska et al, 1995), rabbit (Yousef, 2010), ram (Masoudi et al, 2016b) and buck (Majid et al, 2015).…”

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Alpha-tocopherol improves frozen-thawed sperm quality by reducing hydrogen peroxide during cryopreservation of bull semen

Motemani

Chamani

Sharafi

et al. 2017

Span. j. agric. res.

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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of α-tocopherol in cryopreservation media on the bull sperm quality after thawing. Semen samples were collected from six Holstein bulls using artificial vagina twice a week. Semen samples were pooled to eliminate individual differences and then divided into four equal parts for freezing with extenders containing different concentrations of α-tocopherol according to experimental groups as follows: 0 (control), 1.2 mM (E1), 2.4 mM (E2) and 4.8 mM (E4). Motion characteristics, viability, plasma membrane functionality, lipid peroxidation and H 2 O 2 status were determined after thawing. Results showed that malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration was significantly lower in E4 (6.1±0.6 nmol/mL) than E1 and E2 extenders (8.1±0.6 nmol/mL and 8±0.6 nmol/mL, respectively). Also, the lowest significant concentration of H 2 O 2 was observed in E4 (3.2±0.13 nmol/mL) compared to E1 (4 ±0.1 nmol/mL), E2 (5.3± 0.1 nmol/mL) and control (6.7±0.1 nmol/mL). Moreover, E2 and E4 produced the highest significant motility (74.2±1.6%, 75.9±1.6%), viability (78.2±1.8%, 76.1±1.8%) and membrane functionality (73±1.6%, 70.5±1.6%) compared to other groups. It can be concluded that α-tocopherol at the concentration of 4.8 mM can be an efficient antioxidant additive in Bioxcell extender for cryopreservation of bull semen.Additional key words: antioxidant; bioxcell; lipid peroxidation; sperm; H 2 O 2 .Correspondence should be addressed to Mohammad Chamani: m.chamani@srbiau.ac.ir Abbreviations used: LPO (lipid peroxidation); MDA (malondialdehyde); ROS (reactive oxygen species).Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

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Effect of vitamins, probiotics and protein on semen traits in post-molt male broiler breeders

Cited by 41 publications

References 31 publications

Effects of Dietary Vitamin E on Fertility Functions in Poultry Species

Effects of Dietary Vitamin E on Fertility Functions in Poultry Species

Effects of L-Arginine supplementation on semen quality, testosterone concentration and testes histological parameters of Ross 308 breeder roosters

Alpha-tocopherol improves frozen-thawed sperm quality by reducing hydrogen peroxide during cryopreservation of bull semen

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