Oxidative status and spermatozoa kinetics of rooster semen in citrus juice-based diluent.

Poultry spermatozoa are prone to oxidative damage and adversely affect their fertility. Bioactive constituents of citrus fruit confer antioxidant enrichment on its juice and are candidates to combat oxidative load in poultry semen. Computer-assisted semen analyser and oxidative status were used to evaluate the potency of two tropical citrus varieties (sweet orange and tangerine) as natural diluents for rooster semen.

Protective effect of soursop ( linn.) juice on oxidative stress in heat stressed rabbits.

Background: Preventing oxidative stress in heat stressed animals may be possible by increasing antioxidant defence via exogenous administration of antioxidant substrate and/or its precursors. The study aimed to investigate the effect of Soursop juice in mitigating oxidative stress induced by heat stress in rabbit.

Methods: Sixty mixed breed rabbit bucks aged 12-18 months old with the average weight of 1826 ± 8.

Gliricidia leaf meal and multi-enzyme in rabbits diet: effect on performance, blood indices, serum metabolites and antioxidant status.

Background: Following the ban on the importation of import-dependent fed ingredients in most developing countries, the need to look inward for local content is now compelling. Thus, leaf meals that have phytogenic additive potentials are envisaged will be a viable feed ingredient in rabbit diets.

Methods: The effect of dietary inclusion of gliricidia leaf meal (GLM) with or without multi-enzyme (E) supplementation in rabbits was investigated using ninety-six 35-day old rabbits of crossbreed (Newzealand and Chinchilla).