ArticleRoyal Society open science2019
High-energy diet enhances spermatogenic function and increases sperm midpiece length in fallow deer (
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- Horn size is linked to Sertoli cell efficiency and sperm size homogeneity during sexual development in common eland (Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
- Effects of Immunocastration and Amino Acid Supplementation on Yearling Fallow Deer (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Potential benefits of amino acid supplementation for cervid performance and nutritional ecology, with special focus on lysine and methionine: A review.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2022Review
- The impact of diet quality on the velocity, morphology and normality of sperm in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata.The Journal of experimental biology · 2022Article
- Sperm DNA 5-methyl cytosine and RNA N6-methyladenosine methylation are differently affected during periods of body weight losses and body weight gain of young and mature breeding bulls.Journal of animal science · 2022Article
- Plant Extracts as Alternative Additives for Sperm Preservation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Nutrition is a major factor involved in the sexual development of livestock ruminants. In the male, a high-energy diet enhances the reproductive function, but its effects on the underlying processes such as spermatogenic efficiency are not yet defined. Moreover, the possible changes in sperm size due to a supplemented diet remain poorly investigated. The main goal of this study was to evaluate whether a high-energy diet affects the spermatogenic activity, epididymal sperm parameters (concentration, morphology, morphometry and acrosome integrity) and blood testosterone levels in fallow deer yearlings. For this purpose, 32 fallow deer were allocated into two groups according to their diet: control (pasture) and experimental (pasture and barley grain) groups. Fallow deer from the experimental group showed a significant increase in the Sertoli cell function and sperm midpiece length, together with a higher testicular mass, sperm concentration and percentage of normal spermatozoa than the control group (
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