The effect of pollen on some reproductive parameters of male rats

Selmanoğlu, Güldeniz; Hayretdağ, Sibel; Kolankaya, Dürdane; Tüylü, Aslı Özkök; Sorkun, Kadriye

doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.05.593

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“…Similar results were also published by Stanek et al (2015). A growth-stimulating effect of bee pollen in an experiment with laboratory rats was reported by Selmanoglu et al (2009). The same effect of bee pollen was found by Attia et al (2011a) in an experiment with rabbit bucks.…”

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The effect of dietary bee pollen intake on growth performance and biochemical indicators of rats

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The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of different daily intakes of rapeseed bee pollen on the growth and biochemical blood serum indicators in male and female rats. A total of 40 clinically healthy male and female Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups. In the control group (C) rats were fed a standard complete diet; in the experimental groups standard diets were supplemented with different doses of bee pollen. Treatment group T1 was given standard diet with the addition of bee pollen at a 0.3% concentration; in group T2 the addition was 0.5%; and in group T3 it was 0.75%. The experimental period lasted for 90 days. A significant effect (P < 0.05) of bee pollen on the body weight gain and feed conversion ratio of female rats was found. Significantly (P < 0.05) higher cholesterol concentration in blood serum of male rats was found in the groups with bee pollen addition (groups T2 and T3) compared to the control group. Lower triglyceride serum content in all female experimental groups (T1 and T3) was observed in comparison to the control. Higher serum cholesterol content in the experimental female rats was detected; significant differences were analysed in groups T1 and T3 compared to the control female group. Rapeseed bee pollen at concentrations of 0.5 and 0.75% positively affected the body weight gain of female rats, however, with higher feed consumption (P < 0.05). Rapeseed bee pollen reduced the triglycerides serum content in female rats and increased the cholesterol serum content in male and female rats (P < 0.05). Additives, efficiency, blood serum, model animals

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“…On the other hand, feeding of male Nile tilapia with HBP in the diet improved semen characteristics exhibited by the numerical increase in sperm count, noticeable increase in sperm motility and lower tail abnormalities, a finding which came in accordance with the high activity of ST suggesting that bee pollen has an androgenic effect in fish. This finding came in agreement with some previous studies indicating that bee pollen has a remarkable improvement in semen quality, increase in the sperm count and the testosterone level (Attia et al, 2011a;Selmanoğlu et al, 2009).…”

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Asely²,

Kandiel³

2012

Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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This study aimed at identifying the effects of propolis and honeybee pollen (HBP) on growth performance, fecundity and some hematological indices of liver and kidney functions of Nile tilapia ''Oreochromis niloticus'' supplemented with 2.5% of propolis or HBP in diet for 21 days. The results showed that dietary propolis or HBP significantly (P<0.05) improved Specific Growth Rate (SGR), Average Daily Gain (ADG) and Feed Efficiency ratio (FER). Propolis significantly (P<0.0001) increased the percentage of O. niloticus with ripened eggs. Microscopically, the ovaries were seen to contain a large number of oocytes >4 mm in the treated groups. In male, HBP feeding significantly (P<0.05) increased testicular weight, gonadosomatic index and improved the semen quality. Nevertheless, propolis treated males showed a significant (P<0.05) increase in head abnormalities among all groups. Sections from the testes of HBP-fed group appeared highly active and showed accumulated sperms in seminiferous tubules. Propolis or HBP significantly (P<0.001) decreased the serum ALT. Concluding that, supplementation of fish diet with either propolis or honeybee pollen is promising a beneficial effect for fisheries due to its potential improving effect on the growth rate and fecundity and preserving some biochemical indices of liver and kidney functions of O. niloticus.

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“…The bee pollen and propolis are natural products from the honeybee used for a long time in the folk medicine (Attia et al, ). The bee pollen is very interesting for its androgenic effect (Selmanoğlu, Hayretdağ, Kolankaya, Tüylü, & Sorkun, ) and the ability to enhance the immune function of poultry, promote the animal growth, protect the intestinal health and improve the animal products quality and safety (Liu, Yang, & Zeng, ). In addition, it has the ability to protect kidney, and bee pollen and propolis (in mixture) can decrease the level of triglycerides, cholesterol, creatinine and blood urea nitrogen in rats (Hu et al, ).…”

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Bee pollen and propolis as dietary supplements for rabbit: Effect on reproductive performance of does and on immunological response of does and their offspring

Attia

Bovera

El-Hamid

et al. 2019

Animal Physiology Nutrition

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To evaluate the effect of bee pollen (BP) and/or propolis (Pro) supplementation on rabbit does, 64 nulliparous NZW rabbits does were distributed among eight groups (eight animals/group). One unsupplemented group was the control; the other seven groups were supplemented, respectively, with zinc bacitracin (ZnB) at 100 mg, BP at 150 and 300 mg, Pro at 150 and 300 mg, BP+Pro at 150 and 300 mg of each three times/week, day after day continuously along eight parities. The BP300, Pro300 and BP+Pro150 groups had higher body weight of litter at birth and number of kids born alive. The BP supplementation at 150 mg increased plasma total protein and albumin than the control group. The BP or Pro at 150 mg decreased plasma T3 than the other groups except for BP+Pro150. The ZnB group had significantly greater T3/T4 ratio compared to BP, Pro and BP+Pro at 150 mg. The BP+Pro150 group had less ALT than the control; BP300 and Pro 300 mg resulted in lower plasma AST than the groups Pro150 with or without BP and the control group. The plasma alkaline phosphatase of BP at 150 or 300 mg and BP+Pro150 was significantly greater than that of the Pro150 group. The BP+Pro300 group had higher WBCs than the other groups. In contrast, the lymphocytes were greater in the Pro and BP+Pro300 groups than in BP, Pro and BP+Pro at 150 mg. The groups supplemented with BP and BP+Pro at 150 and 300 mg had significantly greater SRBCs of doe rabbits and their offspring compared to the control and the ZnB group. The BP at 300 mg increased the serum albumin and α1‐globulin than the control group. The Pro300 group had greater serum α2‐globulin and β‐globulin than the control group. The total globulin was significantly greater for the 300 mg propolis‐supplemented groups than the control.

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The effect of pollen on some reproductive parameters of male rats

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The effect of dietary bee pollen intake on growth performance and biochemical indicators of rats

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