INFLUENCE OF SPROUTED GREEN  GRAM, SELENIUM  AND VITAMIN-E AND THEIR COMBINATIONS ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF   WHITE  LEGHORN  MALES

R. Karthika; M. Moorthy; S.C. Edwin; K. Mani; S.Panneerselvam

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v43i6.153661

Authors

R. Karthika Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Namakkal – 637 002.
M. Moorthy Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Namakkal – 637 002.
S.C. Edwin Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Namakkal – 637 002.
K. Mani Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Namakkal – 637 002.
S.Panneerselvam Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Namakkal – 637 002.

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v43i6.153661

Keywords:

Sprouted green gram, Selenium, Vitamin E, White Leghorn males

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the influence of sprouted green gram, selenium and vitamin E and their combinations on reproductive performance like semen quality and fertility for a period of five weeks with forty two adult White Leghorn cocks and seventy White Leghorn hens which were divided into seven treatment groups containing six cocks and ten hens for each treatment. The treatment groups consisted of control (T₁), sprouted grains 50g/kg (T₂), selenium 0.5mg/kg (T₃), vitamin E 500mg/kg (T₄), sprouted grains 50g/kg + selenium 0.5mg/kg (T₅), sprouted grains 50g/kg + vitamin E 500mg/kg (T₆) and sprouted grains 50g/kg + selenium 0.5mg/kg + vitamin E 500mg/kg (T₇). Significant (P<0.05) difference was observed between treatment groups. The overall sperm motility of treatment and control groups did not differ significantly. The sperm concentration was significantly (P<0.05) higher in all treatment groups compared to control. Inclusion of sprouted green gram, selenium and vitamin E had significantly reduced the overall dead (P<0.01) and abnormal (P<0.05) sperms when compared to the control group.

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