Relationships Between Body And Scrotal Measurements, And Semen Characteristics In Yankasa Ram

Akpa, G. N.; Idris, Suleiman; Alphonsus, C.

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“…The addition of a small quantity of these plants to the daily diet of rams showed an improvement in some reproductive parameters including scrotal circumference, sperm concentration, testosterone level, and sexual behavior in addition to some biochemical changes in blood and sperm. There are few reports on how Artemisia herba alba and/or Rosmarinus officinalis affects reproduction function (15, 18, 62) many of which targeted in vitro study (Ahmed et al, 2022 ; Malo et al, 2011 ; Motlagh et al, 2014 ) or female reproduction (Akpa et al, 2012 ; Smeti et al, 2015 ). To our knowledge, this study is the first to investigate the effects of Artemisia herba alba and/or Rosmarinus officinalis on rams' reproductive capacity.…”

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Incorporation of fresh leaves of wormwood (Artemisia herba alba) and/or rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) in the diet of rams: Effect on testicular function, sexual behavior, and blood parameters

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Khémiri

et al. 2023

Food Science & Nutrition

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This study aimed to investigate the effect of wormwood and rosemary supplementation on some reproductive traits of Barbarine rams. The experiment lasted 2 months. Twenty‐four adult rams were divided into four groups (n = 6) balanced for the weight (53.3 ± 1.2 kg body weight [BW] ± SD). All rams received 1200 g of straw and 600 g of barley. Control rams (C) without aromatic medicinal plant (AMP), while experimental rams received 20 g of fresh rosemary leaves (R), 20 g of fresh wormwood leaves (A), and 10 g of fresh rosemary leaves plus 10 g of fresh wormwood leaves (RA). The results revealed that the live weight of all rams increased (p < .05) in the RA group compared to the C, A, and R groups. Scrotal circumference increased in the R rams when compared to the controls rams (p < .05). For sperm parameters we showed that the A rams had higher sperm concentrations (p < .05). But, the sperm volume decreased in the R rams (p > .05). However, when the rams received rosemary plus wormwood, their sperm volume increased (p > .05). The sperm mass motility was higher for the A, R and AR rams in comparison to the C rams (p = .05). On the other hand, biochemical analysis of the seminal fluid showed no effect of diets on calcium and total proteins concentration. But the measurement of glucose and seminal insulin showed a decrease (p < .05) in these two biochemical markers in group A rams and a decrease (p < .05) in insulin without modification of the glucose concentration in R rams. Blood glucose and insulin decreased in the animals on AMP diet compared to the other groups (p < .05) while aspartate aminotransferase (AST) increased (p < .05). Rosemary leaves (R and RA groups) increased (p < .05) plasma cortisol compared to the other groups. It can be concluded that the addition of Rosmarinus officinalis and/or Artemisia herba alba in ram diet can have a positive effect on the reproductive function by increasing the concentration and motility of sperm, plasma testosterone, and sexual behavior.

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“…Body performance presents an important parameter for judging the reproductive capacity of a ram (Akpa et al, 2012 ). In the present study, it has been emphasized that at the end of the experiment we did not record differences in food intake and live weight of all rams increased.…”

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confidence: 99%