Disease transmission via semen is an extremely adversarial situation in terms of animal husbandry and reproductive productivity. Artificial insemination is the most widely used method in reproductive biotechnology. The main purpose of artificial insemination is to make genetic improvements. Millions of semen doses produce and distributed throughout the world. With this method, semen obtained both domestically and abroad affects animal husbandry throughout the country. Therefore, absolutely semen should be free from all kinds of disease factors. Control strategies should be determined and implemented in the entire process, from semen procurement to storage. Serious measures should be taken in semen production facilities; breeding animals should be checked regularly. Semen obtained from breeding animals in sperm stations should be investigated for various pathogens. Care should be taken to vaccinate the animals, and disease-free herds should be created. The purpose of this review is to review the importance of diseases via semen and the determination of control strategies.

Although there are many studies for the storage of semen in honey bees, the desired success has not been achieved, and more study is needed in this area. It has been reported that the percentage of bee egg-laying in queen bees fertilized with stored semen, especially in long-term storage conditions is below the expected rate despite the viability rate. The reason for this situation is that honey bee spermatozoa are negatively affected by freezing processes due to their very fragile and sensitive structure. However, due to natural mating, honey bee semen can remain healthy for years in the queen bee's spermatheca. It is known that there are many enzymatic antioxidants and special proteins in the spermatheca, as well as a suitable environment for spermatozoa. Manipulating made during the stored of honey bee semen has adverse effects on spermatozoon function and fertility. In particular, current antioxidant substances against cold shock, which are among the damages that occur during freezing of semen, are being investigated, and their protective effects on semen are determined. For this purpose, it is aimed to improve the storage conditions of honey bee semen by using substances with antioxidant properties. The purpose of this review is to give information about the use of antioxidant substances in the storage of honey bee semen.

Bu çalışmanın amacı, bal arısı (Apis melifera) sperma sulandırıcısına katılan farklı dozlardaki (%0, 5, 10, 15, 20) shilajitin (S) motilite, plazma membran bütünlüğü ve akrozom bütünlüğü parametreleri üzerine etkilerini belirlemektir. Çalışmada, 5 grup ve her bir grupta 5’er adet koloni olmak üzere toplam 25 adet koloni kullanıldı. Kontrol grubu (S-0), bal arısı sulandırıcısına shilajit ilavesi yapılmayan grubu oluşturmaktadır. S-1, S-2, S-3 ve S-4 grupları ise bal arısı sulandırıcısına sırasıyla %5, 10, 15 ve 20 shilajit ilaveli gruplar olarak oluşturuldu. Gün aşırı beslenen yaklaşık 25 adet koloni içerisinde 14-21 günlük yaşta bulunan yaklaşık 400 erkek arıdan sperma toplandı ve sıvı azot buharında dondurularak, -196°C sıvı azot içerisinde yaklaşık 7 ay süre ile saklandı. Bu süre sonunda dondurulan numuneler 37°C’ de çözdürülerek ilgili parametreler yönünden incelendi. Diğer gruplar ile karşılaştırıldığında, S-3 ve S-4 gruplarının sperma motilite değerini arttırdığı (p<0.05); S-2, S-3 ve S-4 gruplarının plazma membran bütünlüğünü arttırdığı tespit edildi. Sulandırıcıya farklı dozlarda shilajit ilave edilen gruplarda, kontrol grubuna kıyasla akrozom bütünlüğününün önemli derecede korunduğu belirlendi (p<0.01). Sonuç olarak, bal arısı sulandırıcısına farklı dozlardaki shilajitin spermatolojik parametreler üzerine olumlu etkileri olduğu saptandı.