Developing a tool to optimize research on antioxidants for rooster semen cryopreservation

Autor: Esther Díaz Ruiz, Francisco Javier Navas González, Ander Arando Arbulu, José Manuel León Jurado, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Antonio González Ariza
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 373-387 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1594-4077
1828-051X
1828051X
DOI: 10.1080/1828051X.2024.2320690
Popis: This study aimed to develop a tool for predicting the potential impact of research studies involving the effect of antioxidants in rooster semen freezing diluent, depending on the variables that have been studied. To achieve this, a comprehensive meta-analysis of fifty-eight research documents was performed. Sixty-two traits were sorted into four major categories: study demographics, study design-related parameters, rooster semen quality-related parameters, and fertility level indicators. The quartile determination of each research document was collected from the Journal Citation Reports database. After twenty-five testing rounds, all variables that showed multicollinearity problems were discarded from further analyses (VIF < 5). HOST, pellet volume, mass motility, light hours, and sperm concentration were the most influential traits for the classification of papers in different quartiles (Wilks’ lambda: 0.797, 0.891, 0.895, 0.896, and 0.904, respectively). The research was validated as reported in the cross-validation analysis, with 93.60% of papers being correctly classified within their group. The present research assists researchers not only in the decision-making process for journals in which to publish the outcomes of their studies, but also to seek for the inclusion of parameters which attract a wider interest for the matter from scientific readers. This leads to the optimisation of resources in studies evaluating the effect of antioxidants in poultry reproduction by identifying the most scientifically relevant variables and those which in trun will lead toa greater impact on research publications.
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