Controlled doe exposure as biostimulation of buck rabbits

Lara, Raymundo Rodríguez-de; Noguez-Estrada, Juan; Rangel-Santos, Raymundo; García-Muñiz, José Guadalupe; Martı́nez-Hernández, Pedro; Fallas-López, M.; Maldonado‐Simán, Ema

doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.09.002

Cited by 12 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Increasing body weight of males treated with royal jell or/ and bee honey (Table 1 and Figure 1) may influenced earlier age at sexual puberty. This may be in agreement with the findings of Alvariño (2000); Castellini (2008) and Rodríguez-De Lara et al (2010), who reported that sexual behavior, sperm production and semen quality vary with body weight.…”

Section: Behavioral Phenomenasupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Body weight in different mammalian species influences reproductive potential (Rodríguez- De Lara, 2015). Several studies in rabbits provided evidence that sperm production was influenced by body weight (Hafez, 1970;Alvariño, 2000;Castellini, 2008;Rodríguez-De Lara et al, 2010). Increasing body weight for rabbits orally administered with royal jell or/ and bee honey (Table 1 and figure 1) may be produced better semen quality than control.…”

Section: Semen Characteristics Of Male Nzw Rabbitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Age of Puberty and Fertility of Male New Zealand White Rabbits Orally Administered With Royal Jelly or/ and Bee Honey

Khadr¹,

Abdou²,

Elsherbiny³

2015

Journal of Animal and Poultry Production

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present study was designed to investigate the effects of royal jelly (RJ) or/ and bee honey (H) on age of sexual puberty, semen quality and fertility of male New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits. Eighty pre-pubertal male NZW rabbits and 80 hybrid nonparous female rabbits were used in the present study. Male rabbits were randomly divided into 4 groups (20 bucks per group), bucks were administered orally with 0.5 mL of a solution/ kg body weight (BW), 3 times weekly for 6 weeks; which contained: 1) water for control (1 st group), 2) 0.25 mL bee honey + 0.25 mL water (2 nd group), 3) 200 mg royal jelly + 0.5 mL water (3 rd group) and 200 mg royal jelly + 0.25 mL honey + 0.25 mL water (4 th group). The results of the present study showed that pre-pubertal NZW rabbits received RJ or/ H and showed significantly earlier (P<0.05) puberty age (earlier ages at testis descending into scrotum, separation of penis from sheath, beginning of fighting, first ejaculated sperm, appearance of sperm in testis and epididymis); decrease (P<0.05) of reaction time, increase of ejaculate volume, percentage of sperm progressive motility, sperm-cell concentration and seminal plasma fructose concentration compared to control group. On the other hand, percentages of dead and abnormal spermatozoa increased significantly (P<0.05) for control group compared to the other three groups. Blood plasma concentrations of testosterone and cholesterol increased significantly (P<0.05) for royal jelly or/ and bee honey groups compared with control. Otherwise, plasma activities of aspartate amino transferase (AST) and alanine amino transferase (ALT) differed non-significantly among groups. Rabbit bucks treated with royal jelly or/ and bee honey showed better fertility (higher conception rate and litter size) than control bucks. In conclusion, the results of the present study showed that oral administration of royal jelly or/ and bee honey at any level could be used beneficially to have earlier puberty age, improve semen quality and fertility of male NZW rabbits. This improvement was also mirrored on better liver functions as observed with normal concentrations of AST and ALT.

show abstract

Section: Behavioral Phenomenasupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Semen Characteristics Of Male Nzw Rabbitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age of Puberty and Fertility of Male New Zealand White Rabbits Orally Administered With Royal Jelly or/ and Bee Honey

Khadr¹,

Abdou²,

Elsherbiny³

2015

Journal of Animal and Poultry Production

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Biostimulated rabbit does yielded higher pregnancy rates and litter size at birth and at weaning compared to untreated does. Different biostimulation techniques have been used effectively in initiating and enhancing the sexual behaviour and reproductive cycles in rabbits (Eiben et al, 2007;Rodríguez-de Lara et al, 2010;González-Mariscal et al, 2015). The buck (López-Sebastian et al, 2008) and Whitten (Pallares and Gonzalez-Bulnes, 2009) effects have been proven to be a practical method to induce sexual activity in anoestral females.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biostimulation and reproductive performance of artificially inseminated rabbit does (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Biostimulation is a non-hormonal and practical technique that has not yet been widely utilised when applied immediately before insemination to improve reproductive efficiency in livestock species. This study was conducted to determine the influence of short-term male biostimulation on behavioural and reproductive performance of inseminated rabbit does. A total of 142 female New Zealand White rabbits were randomly assigned to 3 groups. Females were either exposed to male odour (Odour group) or an adult aproned male (Male group), while the remaining does that were neither exposed to the male odour nor the adult male are considered the control group. All females were inseminated after the 2 h exposure session. Conception rates were determined by abdominal palpation 12 d after insemination. The results showed that conception rate of the male odour group (79.59%) was greater than that of male presence group (76.09%) and that of the control group (68.09%). Moreover, biostimulated does showed significant behavioural activities during the 2 h exposure session compared to the control group. Although no significant differences were recognised, litter size at birth and at weaning was slightly increased in biostimulated compared to control females. Nor were there any significant difference in serum oestradiol concentrations between treated groups. Conclusively, short-term 2 h biostimulation of rabbit does resulted in the appearance of various behavioural responses followed by differences in conception rates between groups after routine artificial insemination.

show abstract

“…One ejaculate (n=72) was assigned for the analysis of semen characteristics, while the other one (n=72) was centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 15 min (Fisher ® Thermo Scientific CL10 Centrifuge w/ F-G3 Rotor with a max RPM of 4000), seminal plasma was harvested and stored at -20°C until further analysis. The reaction time (RT) was recorded in seconds (sec) from the time at which the doe was placed within the buck's cage up to successful ejaculation and was considered as an indication of libido (Rodríguez-De Lara et al, 2010).…”

Section: Libido Testing and Semen Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Figure 2: Cortisol hormone sera concentrations (Mean±SE) expressed as mcg/dL in different rabbit groups exposed to environmental heat stress. G1= Rabbit bucks supplemented with 1 mL inorganic commercial Se (100 mg/L) per liter drinking water; G2= Rabbit bucks supplemented with 0.5 mL synthesized NS (100 mg/L) per liter drinking water; G3= Rabbit bucks supplemented with 1.0 mL synthesized NS (100 mg/L) per liter drinking water; G4= control un-supplemented rabbit bucks.Controlled environmental houses for rabbits can optimize the microclimatic conditions and minimize the influences of the fluctuations in ecological and seasonal variations (Rodríguez-DeLara et al, 2010). Rabbits…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Leverage of Nano-Selenium on Sexual Behavior, Reproductive Performance, Semen Characteristics, and Prophylactics in Rabbit Bucks at Hot Season

Ali¹,

Hassan²,

Soliman³

2021

AAVS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Rabbit breeders seek the optimum productive and reproductive performance and high seminal characteristics in rabbit bucks. The study investigates the prophylactic influences and modifications induced by nano-selenium (NS, 0.5 and 1 mL) and commercial inorganic selenium (Se, 1 mL) supplementations on sexual behavior, reproductive performance, semen characteristics, antioxidant activity, testosterone hormone, and cortisol hormone levels in rabbit bucks. Twenty-four adult New Zealand white rabbit bucks of 5-months and 2.960 kg were individually housed in flatdeck wire cages and assigned to four groups of six bucks. The 1 st group was supplemented with one mL Se/L, the 2 nd with 0.5 mL NS/L, the 3 rd group with 1 mL NS/L, and the 4 th was kept as control. A total of 384 samples were collected (120 sera, 120 plasma, and 144 semen samples), as well as bucks were evaluated for the reproductive performance, libido, semen characteristics, antioxidant activity, testosterone hormone, and cortisol hormone levels in rabbit bucks. Body weights, weight gains, feed conversion ratios, reproductive performance concerning kindling rate, and litter size and weights at birth revealed highly significant (P < 0.01) improvements in NS supplemented bucks. Testosterone levels, reaction time, sperm mass activity, sperm individual motility, sperm concentration, normal live sperm, and normal alive motile sperms per ejaculate showed highly significant (P < 0.01) enhancements in NS supplemented bucks. Nano-selenium supplemented bucks revealed highly significant improvement of antioxidant activity and the lowest levels of cortisol hormone. Nano-selenium (1.0 and 0.5 mL) water supplementation contributed to significant improvements of productive and reproductive performance, libido, and semen characteristics, as well as prophylactic alleviations of oxidative stresses in rabbit bucks.

show abstract

Controlled doe exposure as biostimulation of buck rabbits

Cited by 12 publications

References 29 publications

Age of Puberty and Fertility of Male New Zealand White Rabbits Orally Administered With Royal Jelly or/ and Bee Honey

Age of Puberty and Fertility of Male New Zealand White Rabbits Orally Administered With Royal Jelly or/ and Bee Honey

Biostimulation and reproductive performance of artificially inseminated rabbit does (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Leverage of Nano-Selenium on Sexual Behavior, Reproductive Performance, Semen Characteristics, and Prophylactics in Rabbit Bucks at Hot Season

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About