Effect of Vernonia amygdalina leaf meal on the reproductive indices of male rabbits

The study evaluated the effect of leaf meal on semen indices, serum testosterone and sperm reserve of male rabbits. Forty rabbit bucks were randomly assigned into four groups and fed the experimental diets containing (VLM) at 0, 5, 10 and 15 % levels for 84days. Reproductive indices were evaluated u...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archiva zootechnica 2022-12, Vol.25 (2), p.63-74
Hauptverfasser:	Adeyemi, Adenike, Oloyede, Christiana, Adedotun, Adedamola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bitter leaf Diet Experiments Feeds Fertility Leaves Libido Livestock Males Meals Morphology Motility Nutrition research Phytochemicals Rabbits Semen Sperm Sperm reserve Statistical analysis Testes Testosterone Variance analysis Vernonia amygdalina
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Zusammenfassung:	The study evaluated the effect of leaf meal on semen indices, serum testosterone and sperm reserve of male rabbits. Forty rabbit bucks were randomly assigned into four groups and fed the experimental diets containing (VLM) at 0, 5, 10 and 15 % levels for 84days. Reproductive indices were evaluated using standard procedures. Data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance at p
ISSN:	2344-4592 1016-4855 2344-4592
DOI:	10.2478/azibna-2022-0014