Comparative evaluation of nutrient composition, in vitro nutritional value, and antioxidant activity of de-oiled meals from walnut, hazelnut, almond, and sesame.

This study aimed to establish a comparative database on the chemical composition, in vitro nutritional value, and antioxidant activity of the de-oiled meals produced from walnut, hazelnut, almond, and sesame seeds from the ruminant nutrition perspective. The meals were provided in dried form after their oil harvest using the cold-pressing oil extraction method. Crude protein (CP) constituted the major component of the meals and was the greatest in walnut and almond (average of 45.

Effects of CoQ10 on the quality of ram sperm during cryopreservation in plant and animal based extenders.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of CoQ10 in soybean lecithin (SL) or egg yolk (EY) extenders on ram semen cryopreservation. Semen samples were collected from five rams, twice a week, then diluted in the extenders (SL and EY) containing different concentrations of CoQ10 as follows: extender containing SL: 0 μM (control, SL/Q0), 1 μM (SL/Q1), 2 μM (SL/Q2), 5 μM (SL/Q5) and 10 μM (SL/Q10) CoQ10; extender containing EY: 0 μM (control, EY/Q0), 1 μM (EY/Q1), 2 μM (EY/Q2), 5 μM (EY/Q5) and 10 μM (EY/Q10) CoQ10. Sperm motion characteristics, membrane integrity, abnormal morphology, viability, apoptotic-like changes, mitochondria active potential, acrosome integrity and lipid peroxidation were evaluated after freeze-thaw process.

Effects of reduced glutathione on the quality of rooster sperm during cryopreservation.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the beneficial effects of reduced glutathione (GSH) for cryopreservation of rooster semen. In experiment 1, semen samples were collected from 15 roosters and diluted in the Lake extender that contained various concentrations of GSH as follows: Lake without GSH (control, GSH 0), Lake containing 0.5 mM (GSH 0.

Effect of tert-butyl hydroquinone on bull semen cryopreservation.

Background: Many studies have been shown that freezing induced oxidative stress has detrimental effect on post-thaw sperm quality.

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of tert-butyl hydroquinone (tBHQ) on bull semen crtopreservation.

Materials And Methods: In this study, four different levels of tBHQ [Optidyl containing zero (T0), 2.