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Spirulina platensis Algae Enhances Endogenous Antioxidant Status, Modulates Hemato-Biochemical Parameters, and Improves Semen Quality of Growing Ram Lambs

Spirulina platensis Algae Enhances Endogenous Antioxidant Status, Modulates Hemato-Biochemical Parameters, and Improves Semen Quality of Growing Ram Lambs

Doaa H. Assar1, Rasha A. Al-Wakeel2, Zizy I. Elbialy3, Mahmoud M. El-Maghraby4, Helmy K. Zaghlool5, Adel A. El-Badawy4, Abdel-Khalek E. Abdel-Khalek6*

1Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; 2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt; 3Department of Fish Processing and Biotechnology, Faculty of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, 33516, Egypt; 4Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt; 5High Institute for Agricultural Co-Operation, Shoubra, Egypt; 6Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

 
*Correspondence | Abdel-Khalek E. Abdel-Khalek, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; Email: abdelkhalk20004@yahoo.com, Abdel_khalek@mans.edu.eg, abdelkhalk2004@gmail.com

Figure 1:

Change in live body weight of animals in the experimental groups at different ages. (a and b: Means at each age with different superscripts are significantly different at P<0.05; NS: non-significant differences).

Figure 2:

Change in semen characteristics of ram lambs in the experimental groups at different ages.

Figure 3:

Testosterone profile in blood serum and seminal plasma of animals in different experimental groups at the end of the experimental period. (Means with different superscripts are significantly different at P<0.05).

Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

May

Vol. 12, Iss. 5, pp. 802-993

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