Effects of dietary basil (Ocimum basilicum) supplementation on reproductive hormones, semen parameters, and testicular development in Zandi male lambs

IF 1.9 Q2 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Veterinary and Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-01-28 DOI:10.1016/j.vas.2024.100338

Golnor Kosari, Mohammad Ali Norouzian, Behzad Khorrami, Abouzar Najafi

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Abstract

This study investigated the potential impact of feeding whole plant basil on sperm quality and the concentration of certain reproductive hormones in male lambs. A total of 18 Zandi male lambs with an initial weight of 28.8 ± 2.03 kg were included in a completely randomized design with three treatments and six repetitions. The experimental treatments included: 1) control (basal diet without basil), 2) diet containing 12.5 % basil, and 3) diet containing 25 % basil. The results showed that feeding basil to male lambs significantly increased testosterone concentration and decreased blood cortisol levels (P < 0.05). Additionally, feeding high levels of basil significantly improved sperm concentration, motility, and viability in the experimental samples, while reducing the level of complete abnormalities and malondialdehyde concentration (P < 0.05). The findings suggest that dietary supplementation of 25 % whole plant basil could be a useful strategy to improve sperm quality and increase testosterone secretion while reducing cortisol levels in male lambs.

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补充罗勒（Ocimum basilicum）对赞迪公羔羊生殖激素、精液参数和睾丸发育的影响

本研究调查了饲喂全株罗勒对雄性羔羊精子质量和某些生殖激素浓度的潜在影响。共有 18 只初始体重为 28.8 ± 2.03 千克的赞地雄性羔羊被纳入了完全随机设计的实验中，其中包括三种处理和六次重复。实验处理包括1）对照组（不含罗勒的基础日粮），2）含 12.5 % 罗勒的日粮，3）含 25 % 罗勒的日粮。结果表明，雄性羔羊饲喂罗勒能显著提高睾酮浓度，降低血液皮质醇水平（P < 0.05）。此外，饲喂高浓度罗勒还能明显提高实验样本中精子的浓度、活力和存活率，同时降低完全畸形水平和丙二醛浓度（P < 0.05）。研究结果表明，膳食中补充 25% 的全株罗勒可能是改善精子质量、增加睾酮分泌、同时降低雄性羔羊皮质醇水平的有效策略。

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Veterinary and Animal Science Veterinary-Veterinary (all)

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