The effects of dietary L carnitine supplementation on semen traits reproductive parameters and testicular histology of Japanese quailbreeders     
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Prof. Dr. Şenay SARICA Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
M. Corduk
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
M. Suicmez
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
F. Cedden
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
M. Yildirim
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
K. Kilinc
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Dergi ISSN 1056-6171 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2007
Cilt No 16
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 178 / 186
DOI Numarası 10.1093/japr/16.2.178
Özet
The present study was conducted to determine the effects of supplemental dietary L-carnitine at different levels on semen traits, reproductive parameters, and testicular histology in male Japanese quail breeders. Forty-five 5-wk-old male Japanese quail breeders were fed the same basal diet that was supplemented with 0 (control), 250, or 500 mg of L-carnitine/kg of diet. There were no significant effects of dietary L-carnitine supplementation at different levels on B W, feed intake, testes weight, fertility rate, hatchability rate of set and fertile eggs, and malonaldehyde production (μg/mL of semen) of male Japanese quail breeders. However, the supplementation of dietary Lcarnitine at levels of 250 or 500 mg/kg to a basal diet significantly increased sperm viability and decreased multinucleated giant cells per testes in mature male Japanese quail breeders. Additional studies are required to explore the antioxidant role that L-carnitine has in Japanese quail breeders. © 2007 Poultry Science Association, Inc.
Anahtar Kelimeler
L-carnitine | semen trait | fertility | hatchability | spermatozoa morphology | antioxidant | Japanese quail breeder