the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of d-aspartic acid on semen characteristics of ross 308 roosters. thirty 60-wk-old ross 308 roosters were randomly assigned into 6 groups and individually caged. all groups fed the same basal diet and orally administered with different levels of d-aspartic acid: 0(a-0), 40 (a-40), 80 (a-80), 120 (a-120), 160 (a-160), and 200 (a-200) mg/kg bw per ...

Fertility reduction due to sub-fertile males is a major concern in breeder flocks. Phenotypic traits of broiler breeder males and their relationships with fertility can be used as reliable indicators for identification and removal of sub-fertile males from the breeder flocks. This study was conducted to investigate semen traits (semen volume, sperm motility, sperm viability and sperm count) and...

the aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of the guanidinoacetic acid (gaa) supplement on the semen freezability of broiler breeder roosters. experiments were performed with twenty ross commercial strain broiler breeder roosters in four treatments and five repeats in a complete randomized design. roosters were fed a diet containing 0% (control), 0.06%, 0.12% and 0.18% gaa supplem...

A study was conducted with male and female adult broiler breeders to determine the effect of feeding a fish oil supplement on selected immune activities. The fish oil was added to the diet such that the n-6:n-3 ratios could meet certain levels. Four hundred Ross 308 broiler breeder hens and 48 Ross 308 broiler breeder roosters at 30 wk of age were randomly assigned to diets containing 3.5% fat ...

antioxidant effect of olive leaf extract (ole) was studied on motility, viability, plasma membrane integrity of spermatozoa and malondialdehyde production in 12 ross 308 roosters at their 30 weeks of age. semen samples were collected by abdominal massage in 5 times. in each session after the initial sperm assessment, collected samples were pooled and diluted with sexton extender.samples were sp...

This study conducted to determine the effect of guanidino acetic acid consumption and management methods on the enhancement of aged rooster's reproduction. A total of 486 broiler breeders (Ross 308) were used in a 3 × 3 factorial experiment from week 41 to 62. Three levels as 0, 1200, and 1600 (mg/kg) of guanidino acetic acid, as a precursor of creatine (CreAmino) in combination with three mana...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the probable effects of the vitamin E addition in different levels to the extender of chicken semen on spermatozoa quality during storage of semen at 4°C for 0, 3, 6, 10 and 24 hours. Eight young Ross broiler breeder strain 308 roosters were used in this experiment. The collected semen from all roosters was mixed together and diluted with modified a Rin...

effect of levels of zinc supplementation on footpad lesions, reproductive and blood parameters of broiler breeders with 300 hens and 40 roosters of ross 308 strain with four treatments, five replicates and 15 hens and two roosters in each for 12 weeks was evaluated in a completely randomized design. dietary treatments were 80, 110, 140 and 170 mg zinc/kg diet. increasing supplemental zinc level...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the probable effects of the vitamin E addition in different levels to the extender of chicken semen on spermatozoa quality during storage of semen at 4°C for 0, 3, 6, 10 and 24 hours. Eight young Ross broiler breeder strain 308 roosters were used in this experiment. The collected semen from all roosters was mixed together and diluted with modified a Rin...

the purpose of this study was to evaluate the probable effects of the vitamin e addition in different levels to the extender of chicken semen on spermatozoa quality during storage of semen at 4°c for 0, 3, 6, 10 and 24 hours. eight young ross broiler breeder strain 308 roosters were used in this experiment. the collected semen from all roosters was mixed together and diluted with modified a rin...