Effect of resveratrol-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers supplementation in cryopreservation medium on post-thawed sperm quality and fertility of roosters.

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of resveratrol and resveratrol-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) supplementation of semen extender on values for fertility variables of cryopreserved rooster semen. Rooster semen was cryopreserved in modified Beltsville extender containing 0 (control group), resveratrol at 20, 40 and 60 μM and resveratrol-loaded NLC at 20, 40 and 60 μM. After thawing, motility properties, abnormal morphology, viability, membrane functionality, mitochondrial activity, apoptotic status, malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant activities (glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC)) and fertility potential (fertility and hatchability rates) were assessed.