›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 121-124.

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Effects of Dietary Acid Detergent Fibre Levels on Sperm Quality, Serum Biochemical Parameters and Generative Hormones in Adult New Zealand Breeder Male Rabbits

CHU Han-ping   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Heze University, Heze 274000,China
  • Received:2011-11-14 Online:2012-06-20 Published:2012-07-02

Abstract: The experiment was conducted to study the effects of dietary acid detergent fibre(ADF) levels on sperm quality, serum biochemical parameters and generative hormones in adult New Zealand breeder male rabbits. Eighty 2-years-old breeder male rabbits were randomly assigned to 4 groups with 20 replicates in each group and 1 rabbit in each replicate. Rabbits in the 4 groups were fed with 4 ADF levels(13%,16%,19%,22%) respectively. The results were listed below: Dietary ADF levels had significant influence on the sperm quality(P<0.05),the sperm volume of group 3 were significantly higher than those of group 1 and group 2(P<0.05),the sperm concentration of group 3 and group 4 were significantly higher than those of group 1 and group 2(P<0.05), the sperm motility of group 3 were significantly higher than those of the other groups(P<0.05).Dietary ADF levels had significant influence on the serum biochemical parameters(P<0.05), the contents of total protein (TP) of group 2 and group 3 were significantly higher than that of group 1(P<0.05), the cholesterol(CHO) of group 1 were significantly higher than those of the other groups(P<0.05). Dietary ADF levels had significant influence on the serum generative hormones(P<0.05), the LH, T and E2 of group 2 were significantly higher than those of the other groups(P<0.05),the FSH of group 2 were significantly higher than that of group 1 and group 4(P<0.05). In conclusion, the appropriate dietary level of ADF for the 2-years-old breeder male rabbits was 16% to 19%, even 22%.

Key words: New Zealand; breeder male rabbits; acid detergent fibre; sperm quality; serum biochemical parameters; generative hormones

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