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Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars

Currently, Chinese herbal feed additives (CHFA) are commonly utilized in domestic pig farms. However, their impact on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity of imported breeding boars has yet to be thoroughly explored. In this study, the effect of CHFA on the sperm quality and reproductive capa...

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Autores principales: Tu, Weilong, Zhang, Weiyi, Wang, Hongyang, Zhang, Yingying, Huang, Ji, Li, Bushe, Li, Xin, Tan, Yongsong, Wu, Xiao
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10410075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37565082
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1231833
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author Tu, Weilong
Zhang, Weiyi
Wang, Hongyang
Zhang, Yingying
Huang, Ji
Li, Bushe
Li, Xin
Tan, Yongsong
Wu, Xiao
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Zhang, Weiyi
Wang, Hongyang
Zhang, Yingying
Huang, Ji
Li, Bushe
Li, Xin
Tan, Yongsong
Wu, Xiao
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description Currently, Chinese herbal feed additives (CHFA) are commonly utilized in domestic pig farms. However, their impact on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity of imported breeding boars has yet to be thoroughly explored. In this study, the effect of CHFA on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity of the imported Duroc boars was investigated. Sixteen boars were randomly divided into control group and experimental (CHFA treated) group and fed normal or CHFA-levels containing diets, respectively. The sperm quality and reproductive hormone levels were periodically tested, and the reproductive capacity with breeding sows were evaluated. The results showed that the CHFA treated group boars significantly improved sperm volume, sperm concentration, and motility and reduced the sperm abnormalities. Furthermore, the serum levels of reproductive hormone such as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and testosterone (T) in the CHFA treated group were significantly higher than those in the control group. Although there was no significant difference in the initial birth weight of piglets between the two groups, the CHFA treated group had a significantly higher average number of piglets born, the average number of piglets born alive, the number of piglets weaned at 28 days, and the weaning weight compared to the control group. These findings suggest that CHFA can significantly improve the sperm quality of breeding boars and enhance their reproductive hormone levels as well as the reproductive capacity, providing direct evidence for the further application of CHFA in the management of breeding boars in China.
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spelling pubmed-104100752023-08-10 Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars Tu, Weilong Zhang, Weiyi Wang, Hongyang Zhang, Yingying Huang, Ji Li, Bushe Li, Xin Tan, Yongsong Wu, Xiao Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science Currently, Chinese herbal feed additives (CHFA) are commonly utilized in domestic pig farms. However, their impact on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity of imported breeding boars has yet to be thoroughly explored. In this study, the effect of CHFA on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity of the imported Duroc boars was investigated. Sixteen boars were randomly divided into control group and experimental (CHFA treated) group and fed normal or CHFA-levels containing diets, respectively. The sperm quality and reproductive hormone levels were periodically tested, and the reproductive capacity with breeding sows were evaluated. The results showed that the CHFA treated group boars significantly improved sperm volume, sperm concentration, and motility and reduced the sperm abnormalities. Furthermore, the serum levels of reproductive hormone such as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and testosterone (T) in the CHFA treated group were significantly higher than those in the control group. Although there was no significant difference in the initial birth weight of piglets between the two groups, the CHFA treated group had a significantly higher average number of piglets born, the average number of piglets born alive, the number of piglets weaned at 28 days, and the weaning weight compared to the control group. These findings suggest that CHFA can significantly improve the sperm quality of breeding boars and enhance their reproductive hormone levels as well as the reproductive capacity, providing direct evidence for the further application of CHFA in the management of breeding boars in China. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10410075/ /pubmed/37565082 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1231833 Text en Copyright © 2023 Tu, Zhang, Wang, Zhang, Huang, Li, Li, Tan and Wu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Veterinary Science
Tu, Weilong
Zhang, Weiyi
Wang, Hongyang
Zhang, Yingying
Huang, Ji
Li, Bushe
Li, Xin
Tan, Yongsong
Wu, Xiao
Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars
title Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars
title_full Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars
title_fullStr Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars
title_short Effects of Chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars
title_sort effects of chinese herbal feed additives on the sperm quality and reproductive capacity in breeding boars
topic Veterinary Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10410075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37565082
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1231833
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