Advancement of puberty and enhancement of seminal characteristics by supplementation of trace minerals to bucks
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Advancement of puberty and enhancement of seminal characteristics by supplementation of trace minerals to bucks
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Arangasamy A
Krishnaiah MV Manohar N Selvaraju S Rani GP Soren NM Reddy IJ Roy KS Ravindra JP |
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Bucks
Copper Puberty Semen quality Spermatozoa Trace mineral Zinc |
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Attainment of puberty in animals is dependent on their age, body weight, nutritional status, genetic and environmental conditions. Nutritionally, organic minerals are suggested to improve semen production, sperm motility and male fertility. In this context, role of organic zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) in advancing male puberty and semen characters in Osmanabadi goats were studied. Forty one (n = 41) bucks (Aged 5 months) were divided into ten groups and the dietary treatments comprised of a control group (basal diet; without additional trace mineral supplementation) and nine treatment groups that received, in addition to the basal diet, various doses of trace minerals (mg) on per kg dry matter basis, organic Zn as low Zn20, medium Zn40 and high Zn60, organic Cu as low Cu12.5, medium Cu25, high Cu37.5 and combination of organic Zn + Cu as low Zn20 + Cu12.5, medium Zn40 + Cu25, high Zn60 + Cu37.5, respectively fed for a period of 8 months. Bucks fed organic trace minerals reached puberty 28-35 days earlier than control group. In addition, improvement (P < .01) in testosterone hormone (ng/ml) levels (control: 1.63 ± 0.07 VS Zn60: 2.54 ± 0.02; Cu12.5: 6.17 ± 0.05; Cu25: 3.01 ± 0.04; Cu37.5: 2.39 ± 0.06; Zn20 + Cu12.5: 1.94 ± 0.02; Zn60 + Cu37.5: 2.44 ± 0.16 at 240 days), semen production capacity (sperm concentration, volume, mass motility) and semen quality (higher progressive motility, velocity, sperm membrane integrity and acrosome integrity) were observed in supplemented groups (P Not Available |
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2018-11-25T01:42:59Z
2018-11-25T01:42:59Z 2018-04-01 |
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Research Paper
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Arangasamy A, Krishnaiah MV, Manohar N, Selvaraju S, Rani GP, Soren NM, Reddy IJ, Roy KS, Ravindra JP. 2018. Advancement of puberty and enhancement of seminal characteristics by supplementation of trace minerals to bucks. Theriogenology, 110:182-191.
0093-691X http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/13211 |
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English
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Elsevier
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