title: Dietary flax seed oil and/or Vitamin E improve sperm parameters of cloned goats following freezing-thawing.
abstract: Semen cryopreservation is affected by individual differences and use of clones animal from the same source is the main tool to eliminate genetic variation. Among many nutrients that are necessary for fertility, essential fatty acids and antioxidants are vital for production of healthy sperm by improving sperm membrane integrity and protecting sperm from oxidative stress. The goal of the current study was to investigate whether a flax seed oil or/and Vitamin E dietary supplementation could improve semen quality of cloned bucks following semen cryopreservation. Accordingly, eight adult cloned Bakhtiari bucks were divided randomly into four groups. Bucks were offered a base diet of hay and concentrate. The concentrate was enriched with flax seed oil, 30 gr/kg body weight/day (OIL), Vitamin E (VIT), 3 gr/kg body weight/day, or combined flax seed oil and the vitamin E (OIL-VIT). The concentrate with no supplements was considered as control group (CONT). Both flax seed oil and Vitamin E supplements were added to the total diet. The bucks were fed with their corresponding diets for a total of 9 weeks while sperm collection was carried out within 10-14 weeks. Ejaculates were diluted with Andromed®and were frozen in liquid nitrogen. Sperm parameters and reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents were evaluated following freezing/thawing. According to the results of our study, dietary supplementation with flax seed oil, or/and Vitamin E can improve sperm motility, vitality and number of sperm with intact plasma membrane following freezing-thawing. But the degree of improvement in these parameters was significantly higher when Flax seed oil and vitamin E were co-supplemented.
authors.affiliation: Transgenesis Center of Excellence, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Rohollah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kargar
authors.affiliation: Transgenesis Center of Excellence, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran. Electronic address: mforozanfar@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forouzanfar
authors.affiliation: Transgenesis Center of Excellence, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghalamkari
authors.affiliation: Department of Embryology at Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran; Department of Reproductive Biotechnology at Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran. Electronic address: mh.nasresfahani@royaninstitute.org.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nasr Esfahani
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D019976:Cloning, Organism; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004032:Diet; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D019597:Flax / Q000378:metabolism; D006041:Goats; D008043:Linseed Oil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology; D055101:Semen Analysis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014810:Vitamin E; D008043:Linseed Oil
keywords: Antioxidant; Cloned goats; Flax seed oil; Nutrient; Semen cryopreservation; Sperm motility