The effect of ginger on testis of Broiler breeders

Abstract

The rhizome of ginger is a fresh or dried organ of the plant Zingiber officinale, which has been used as a medicine since ancient times. The present study was conducted to examine the effects of ginger on testicular histomorphometry in roosters of broiler chicken flocks. Eighty single-day rooster of broiler chickens belonging to 308 Ross breed was used in the present study. The chickens were divided into two groups with 40 broiler roosters (experimental and control groups). Initially, the rhizome of ginger was powdered; 1 g/kg of ginger powder was added to the ration of the group treated with ginger from the beginning of the breeding season. The blood samples were taken from each chick at 20 weeks of age. The samples were stained with H&E. Data was expressed as mean ± SD. T-test was used to analyse and compare the difference between the control is also an experimental groups using SPSS 9.0 software. The testosterone level, weight of the testicle, thickness of seminal tube and number of spermatids in the experimental group compared to the control group increased significantly P<0.05. The most important difference between the control and the intervention group treated with ginger was the number and density of spermatids and spermatozoids cells in the lumen area of the seminal tubes. The present study obtained positive results for the efficacy of using ginger in roosters of broiler chick flocks.

Effects of ginger (Zingiber officinale) supplementation on testicular histology, semen characteristic, blood plasma parameters and reproductive performance in aged broiler breeder roosters

“…As argued by Hamzehnezhad et al (2019) the increase in spermatozoid number is due to the increase in spermatogenesis process, which the concentration of testosterone can influence the process. They concluded that the increase in spermatogenesis process may due to the stimulating effect of increased testosterone hormone in roosters which fed ginger supplemented diet.…”

“…As argued by Hamzehnezhad et al (2019) the increase in spermatozoid number is due to the increase in spermatogenesis process, which the concentration of testosterone can influence the sperm un-saturated and saturated fatty acid content, respectively;…”

“…Increase in testes weight and blood testosterone has been reported in rats received ginger (Khaki et al, 2008) or hydro‐alcoholic ginger extracts (Johari et al, 2010). In recent study, feeding of young roosters with ginger supplemented diet (1 g kg −1 ) for 16 weeks, significantly enhance blood testosterone level, testes weight and thickness and spermatozoids number of seminal tubes (Hamzehnezhad et al, 2019). These researchers indicated that shogaols and gingerols which are ginger main active compound, because of the androgen stimulating effect, have the potential to increase the weight of testes and the level of blood testosterone.…”

Ameliorating Effect of Linseed Oil Against Fluconazole Induced Adverse Effect on Male Fertility of Cocks

“…F ertility is considered an essential part of poultry industry and a lot of money are paid annually to improve the fertility parameters (Hamzehnezhad et al, 2019). Cocks play a vital role in flock fertility because in poultry breeding the ratio of male to female is low (Ommati et al, 2013).…”

“…Cocks play a vital role in flock fertility because in poultry breeding the ratio of male to female is low (Ommati et al, 2013). Therefore, promoting fertility indices in cocks is crucial to achieve the highest productivity (Hamzehnezhad et al, 2019). Fluconazole (FCZ) is a triazole antifungal agent which can be administered both orally and intravenously.…”