Physiological response, testicular function, and health indices of rabbit males fed diets containing phytochemicals extract under heat stress conditions

Authors

  • Khaled Hassan El Kholy Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Damietta 34517, Egypt.
  • Wael Mohamed Wafa Department of Cattle Breeding Research, Agricultural Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza 12618, Egypt.
  • Hamdy Abdala El Nagar Department of Biotechnology Research, Agricultural Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza 12618, Egypt.
  • Abdelrhman Mosad Aboelmagd Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Damietta 34517, Egypt.
  • Ibrahim Talat El Ratel Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Damietta 34517, Egypt.

Keywords:

Heat stress; phytochemicals; rabbit males; testicular functions

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of dietary turmeric or garlic extract on physiological responses, hematological parameters, antioxidants status, testicular functions, and health indices of heat-stressed rabbit males.  Materials and Methods: Seventy bucks were distributed into seven experimental groups (ten/ group). A commercial diet (CD) was fed to rabbit males in the control group, while males in G2, G3, and G4 were fed CD with turmeric at 30, 60, and 90 mg/kg, respectively. Males in G5, G6, and G7 were fed CD with garlic extract at 50, 75, and 100 mg/kg, respectively, for 8 weeks.  Results: The results showed that turmeric or garlic extract levels decreased ear temperature, res­piration rate, germ cell apoptotic number, total cholesterol, triglycerides, malondialdehyde level, libido, and sperm of dead and abnormal tail (p < 0.05). The hemoglobin and red and white blood cells, platelets, total antioxidants capacity, mass motility, mitochondrial potential, normal, acro­some reacted, normality, and a total functional fraction of spermatozoa and relative of epididymal weight were increased (p < 0.05). The increased packed cell volume percentage and initial semen fructose were significant only when 100 mg per kg garlic extract was supplemented.  Conclusion: Phytochemicals extract supplementation can be an effective dietary supplementation to eliminate heat stress and improve health, oxidative capacity, and testicular functions of rabbit males.

J. Adv. Vet. Anim. Res., 8(2): 256-265, June 2021

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2021-06-19

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Kholy, K. H. E., Wafa, W. M., Nagar, H. A. E., Aboelmagd, A. M., & Ratel, I. T. E. (2021). Physiological response, testicular function, and health indices of rabbit males fed diets containing phytochemicals extract under heat stress conditions. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 8(2), 256–265. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/76256

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021)

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