Journal of Animal Production, Print ISSN: 2008-6776., Online ISSN: 2382-994X

The effect of dietary supplementation of L-carnitine during pre-pubertal period on fresh and freeze-thawed semen quality of broiler breeder roosters

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

vahidVahid mohammadi 1
seyed davood sharifi
Mohsen Sharafi 2
abdollah mohammadi sang cheshmeh 3

1 Irain - tehran- university of tehran

2 Tarbiat Modarres University

3 University of Tehran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jap.2019.278700.623388
Abstract
The effect of feeding L-carnitine during pre-puberty on the quality parameters of fresh and frozen-thawed semen by using 12 Ross broiler breeder males (12 weeks) for 18 weeks, in a completely randomized design with three treatments (0, 250 and 500 mg / kg of L-carnitine in the diet) and four replications was performed. From the age of 26 to 29 weeks, semen collection was performed using abdominal massage. The sperms taken each time after dilution (with Beltsville diluent) were divided into two parts, one section was frozen and the other part was immediately examined. Motility (total and forward), viability, morphology, membrane functionality and lipid peroxidation parameters were evaluated. In fresh sperm, the correlation between L-carnitine and abnormalities was negative linear, and with viability was positive linear (P<0.05). Quadratic analysis was significant in forward Motility and MDA concentration (P<0.05). Birds that use diets containing L-carnitine, In terms of forward motility, viability, morphology and MDA concentrations in fresh sperm, And these traits, with the total motility and integrity of the plasma membrane of frozen sperm, were higher in comparison to the control group (P<0.05). Also, in the sperm after frozen-thawed, the correlation between L-carnitine and Motility (total and forward), viability and membrane integrity were positive linear (P<0.05), and the correlation between L-carnitine and MDA concentration was negative linear (P<0.05). The correlation between L-carnitine and Motility (total and forward), membrane integrity and MDA concentration were quadratic (P<0.05). According to the results, Dietary L-carnitine supplementation in pre-puberty improves the qualitative traits of sperm before and after freezing in the breeder broilers.

Keywords

Freezing
Sperm
l-carnitine
Rooster
Thawing
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Journal of Animal Production, Print ISSN: 2008-6776., Online ISSN: 2382-994X
Volume 22, Issue 2
Spring 2020
Pages 271-279

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