Nihon Yoton Gakkaishi
Online ISSN : 1881-655X
Print ISSN : 0913-882X
ISSN-L : 0913-882X
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Effect of Dietary Astaxanthin on Boar Sperm Quality and Motility after Liquid Storage during the Summer Season
Shoichiro YAMAGUCHIAyumi OKAMOTOToru OKADA
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2017 Volume 54 Issue 4 Pages 161-167

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The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of an astaxanthin-supplemented commercial swine diet upon semen production and sperm quality during the summer season (June-August). Dietary treatments were a non-supplemented basal diet (n=3) or the basal diet supplemented with 50-100 g astaxanthin (n=4). Collected semen was diluted with Modena solution and stored at 15°C. Two months of dietary astaxanthin had no effect on ejaculate volume and sperm concentration, total sperm numbers, and sperm abnormalities or motility prior to storage (P>0.05). After 1, 3, and 5 days of storage, sperm motility was equivalent between dietary treatments. However, sperm motility (after 5 h of incubation) after 7 days of storage was significantly higher (P<0.05) in the astaxanthin compared with basal diet group.

In conclusion, we demonstrated that an astaxanthin-supplemented commercial swine diet administered during the summer season improved boar sperm quality after liquid storage at 15°C for 7 days.

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