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EFFECT OF THE ADDITION OF PROBIOTICS AS ANTIBIOTIC ALTERNATIVE ON THE QUALITY OF COOLED STORED SEMEN IN RABBITS

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Animal and Poultry Sciences

Abstract

Antibiotics are an essential component of semen extender to avoid a possible depreciation of semen quality. However, antibiotics have been questioned because of an ever-increasing bacterial resistance. In this term, probiotics (Lactococcus lactis) can be used as an alternative to antibiotics due to their antimicrobial properties. In this study, the effects of probiotics (Lactococcus lactis) as an antibiotic alternative compared to control and antibiotic group (gentamicin-GEN) on semen quality in rabbits was studied. The Tris fructose extender was prepared and the supplemented with antibiotic (AB, 250µg gentamycin) probiotic (pro, 109 colony-forming units of Lactococcus lactic) per ml of semen or without supplementation as a control and the semen was cooled at 5○C for three days. The results showed that probiotics had the same antibiotic-like effect on the quality of cryopreserved semen, except for noticeable differences in sperm motility and gross and vital abnormalities. In conclusion, probiotics (109 colony-forming units of Lactococcus lactis) improved semen quality over time thus it could be used as safe alternative to conventional antibiotics in rabbit semen extenders.

DOI

10.21608/jaesj.2024.244381.1121

Keywords

Keywords: sperm, probiotic, antibiotic alternative, Rabbit

Authors

First Name

Sanaa

Last Name

Elalfy

MiddleName

Salama

Affiliation

Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Egypt.

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sanaa.salama@agr.dmu.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Mansour

MiddleName

Mohsen

Affiliation

Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Egypt.

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mohamedmohsen79@yahoo.com

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First Name

Nesrein

Last Name

Hashem

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Animal and Fish Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Egypt.

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hashemnesreen@yahoo.com

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23

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1

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46854

Issue Date

2024-04-01

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2023-10-26

Publish Date

2024-04-01

Page Start

240

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258

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1687-1464

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2735-5098

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JAESJ_Volume 23_Issue 1_Pages 240-258.pdf

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Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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EFFECT OF THE ADDITION OF PROBIOTICS AS ANTIBIOTIC ALTERNATIVE ON THE QUALITY OF COOLED STORED SEMEN IN RABBITS

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29 Dec 2024