Effects of Carica papaya peel meal-based diets on rabbit bucks' spermiogram and reaction time.

Autor: Shettima I; Department of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. shettima31@yahoo.com.; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University of Kashere, Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. shettima31@yahoo.com., Rekwot PI; Department of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Ayo JO; Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Nwannenna AI; Department of Theriogenology and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2024 Feb 22; Vol. 56 (2), pp. 84. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 22.
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-03911-5
Abstrakt: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of Carica papaya peel meal-based diet on spermiogram and reaction time in rabbit bucks. Ripe pawpaw fruits were harvested during the dry season. The peels were carefully removed from the pulp and sun-dried for a week. Afterward, they were ground and included in the test diets as pawpaw peel meal (PPM) at inclusion rates of 0%, 15%, and 30%. Rabbit bucks (n = 15) were randomly separated into three groups of five bucks and labeled as groups A, B, and C. Group A, the control group (0%), was fed the basal protein diet (BD), group B (PPM 15) was given a PPM-based diet (15%), while C (PPM 30) was given diet composed of PPM (30%). Semen samples were collected and evaluated fortnightly for 14 weeks. The reaction time and mean ejaculate volume were lower (P < 0.05) in the treatment groups than in the control. Sperm motility and concentration decreased significantly (P < 0.05) across the groups from week 4 to the end of the experiment. Bucks fed PPM 15%, and PPM 30% had significantly (P < 0.05) higher percentages of dead sperm cells and total spermatozoa abnormalities. The control had (86%) normal spermatozoa morphology while those of PPM 15% and PPM 30% were (61%) and (52%), respectively. PPM 30% had the highest abnormal spermatozoa (47%) compared to PPM 15% (38%) and control (13%). The findings indicate that pawpaw peels up to 15% and 30% in the diet have a negative effect on spermiogram.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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