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Hematological indicators and sperm quality of rams during the sexual rest period when fed a liposomal vitamin and mineral supplement
O. M. Sharan, V. Yu. Stefanyk
Біологія тварин, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 12-16 (2022)
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| Title | Hematological indicators and sperm quality of rams during the sexual rest period when fed a liposomal vitamin and mineral supplement |
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| Authors | O. M. Sharan, V. Yu. Stefanyk |
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2022
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Біологія тварин, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 12-16 (2022)
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| Description |
The aim of the work was to investigate the effect of feeding a liposomal vitamin and mineral supplement during the period of sexual rest on hematological indicators and quality of ram sperm. The experiment was conducted at the PE “Kogut BM” in Horodotsky district, Lviv region, on 12 clinically healthy Texel rams, aged 2–4 years, during the period of sexual rest (March-May). Animals were divided into two groups — control and experimental, 6 animals per group. The control rams received the basic diet containing hay, corn silage, and compound feed. For 45 days, the sheep of the experimental group were individually added to the combined feed a feed additive containing vitamins A, D3, E, C and zinc gluconate in the form of a liposomal emulsion. At the beginning and at the end of feeding, we took blood samples, in which hematological indicators were determined. After the end of supplement feeding, ejaculates were collected twice a week in doublets for three weeks. Physiological indicators of ejaculate quality (volume, sperm concentration, percentage of live sperm, as well as sperm viability, morphological disorders and percentage of degenerative sperm) were determined using the CASA computerized system. It was established that feeding liposomal vitamin-mineral supplements to rams during the period of sexual rest improves hematological indicators: the content of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, platelets and hematocrit increase significantly (P
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article
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English
Ukrainian |
| Publisher Information |
Institute of Animal Biology NAAS, 2022.
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| Subject Terms |
вітамінно-мінеральна добавка, ліпосомальна емульсія, барани, гематологічні показники, сперма, виживання, запліднювальна здатність, період статевого спокою, vitamin and mineral supplement, liposomal emulsion, ram, hematological indicators, sperm, survival, fertilizing capacity, period of sexual rest, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100
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