Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios
The current experiment intended to investigate the impact of various dietary omega- 6/ omega -3 fatty acids ratios (FAs) on the reproductive performance and serum lipid profile in male Barki sheep over two months' experimental period. Twelve males were randomly allotted into 4 equal groups r...
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| author | Asmaa M.A. El-desoky Ramadan. S. Shewita Mohamed I. El-Katcha Ragab M. Abdel-monem Karima El-Naggar Mahmoud M.A. Elmaghraby Mosaad A. Soltan |
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The current experiment intended to investigate the impact of various dietary omega- 6/ omega -3 fatty acids ratios (FAs) on the reproductive performance and serum lipid profile in male Barki sheep over two months' experimental period. Twelve males were randomly allotted into 4 equal groups receiving 4 different ratios of omega-6/ omega- 3 FAs including 5.40 (higher ratio, HR), 4.56 (medium ratio, MR), 3.13 (lower ratio, LR) and 1.76 (very low ratio, VLR):1. Feeding rams on diets with HR or VLR did not exhibit substantial impact on the sperm motility, sperm viability and testosterone hormone, however these parameters were non-significantly improved in the MR and LR- fed rams. The semen volume was significantly increased (P < 0.05) with the MR in comparison with the remaining groups. Serum biochemical parameters, including total lipids, HDL concentrations did not exhibit significant differences (P> 0.05) among the different ratios. VLR- fed rams showed the higher serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL and VLDL (P< 0.05), while the MR fed rams showed the highest CHO/HDL ratio (P< 0.05) in comparison with the other ratios. In summary, Barki rams fed different omega-6/ omega- 3 PUFA ratios (5.4, 4.56, 3.13 and 1.76:1) containing diets exhibited no significant difference in their reproductive performance parameters, however the medium (4.56:1) and low (3.13:1) ratios showed potential improving effect.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5a726976e594f4c88ba75668118d9122023-10-18T14:13:45ZengAssiut UniversityJournal of Advanced Veterinary Research2090-62692090-62772023-06-01135Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios Asmaa M.A. El-desoky0Ramadan. S. Shewita1Mohamed I. El-Katcha2Ragab M. Abdel-monem3Karima El-Naggar4Mahmoud M.A. Elmaghraby5Mosaad A. Soltan6Nutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.Nutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.Nutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.Animal Reproduction Research Institute, Haram, Giza, Egypt.Nutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, EgyptNutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. The current experiment intended to investigate the impact of various dietary omega- 6/ omega -3 fatty acids ratios (FAs) on the reproductive performance and serum lipid profile in male Barki sheep over two months' experimental period. Twelve males were randomly allotted into 4 equal groups receiving 4 different ratios of omega-6/ omega- 3 FAs including 5.40 (higher ratio, HR), 4.56 (medium ratio, MR), 3.13 (lower ratio, LR) and 1.76 (very low ratio, VLR):1. Feeding rams on diets with HR or VLR did not exhibit substantial impact on the sperm motility, sperm viability and testosterone hormone, however these parameters were non-significantly improved in the MR and LR- fed rams. The semen volume was significantly increased (P < 0.05) with the MR in comparison with the remaining groups. Serum biochemical parameters, including total lipids, HDL concentrations did not exhibit significant differences (P> 0.05) among the different ratios. VLR- fed rams showed the higher serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL and VLDL (P< 0.05), while the MR fed rams showed the highest CHO/HDL ratio (P< 0.05) in comparison with the other ratios. In summary, Barki rams fed different omega-6/ omega- 3 PUFA ratios (5.4, 4.56, 3.13 and 1.76:1) containing diets exhibited no significant difference in their reproductive performance parameters, however the medium (4.56:1) and low (3.13:1) ratios showed potential improving effect. https://advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/1385Barki ramsOmega-3Omega-6Testosterone hormoneRatioReproductive |
| spellingShingle | Asmaa M.A. El-desoky Ramadan. S. Shewita Mohamed I. El-Katcha Ragab M. Abdel-monem Karima El-Naggar Mahmoud M.A. Elmaghraby Mosaad A. Soltan Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research Barki rams Omega-3 Omega-6 Testosterone hormone Ratio Reproductive |
| title | Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios |
| title_full | Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios |
| title_fullStr | Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios |
| title_short | Reproductive Performance of Barki Rams Fed on Different Omega-6: Omega-3 Ratios |
| title_sort | reproductive performance of barki rams fed on different omega 6 omega 3 ratios |
| topic | Barki rams Omega-3 Omega-6 Testosterone hormone Ratio Reproductive |
| url | https://advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/1385 |
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