The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl Semen

The typical fatty acid profile of the spermatozoa of domesticated poultry is characterized by the predominance of C20-22: n-6 polyunsaturated. The fish oil diet induced a significant but limited increase in the proportion C22:6n-3 in spermatozoa phospholipids in parallel with an equivalent decrease...

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Main Author: Muzaffer Çördük
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Language:English
Published: Ankara University 2007-11-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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description The typical fatty acid profile of the spermatozoa of domesticated poultry is characterized by the predominance of C20-22: n-6 polyunsaturated. The fish oil diet induced a significant but limited increase in the proportion C22:6n-3 in spermatozoa phospholipids in parallel with an equivalent decrease in the proportion of C20:4n-6 and C22:4n-6. In addition, the fish oil diet gave significantly higher sperm fertility rate than vegetable oil diet, but fatty acid profile of spermatozoa display a considerable degree of resistance to manipulation by dietary means. These results clearly show that the lipid composition of diet may modify the fatty acid composition of semen and fertilizing ability. Antioxidants have protected sperm membranes against toxic reactive oxygen species, thereby extending the life span of sperm
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spelling doaj-art-0efe64bcbef34088aaee8ffa1b0dacff2025-08-20T01:59:17ZengAnkara UniversityJournal of Agricultural Sciences1300-75802148-92972007-11-01130433133610.1501/Tarimbil_000000039445The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl SemenMuzaffer Çördük0Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Zootekni Bölümü-AnkaraThe typical fatty acid profile of the spermatozoa of domesticated poultry is characterized by the predominance of C20-22: n-6 polyunsaturated. The fish oil diet induced a significant but limited increase in the proportion C22:6n-3 in spermatozoa phospholipids in parallel with an equivalent decrease in the proportion of C20:4n-6 and C22:4n-6. In addition, the fish oil diet gave significantly higher sperm fertility rate than vegetable oil diet, but fatty acid profile of spermatozoa display a considerable degree of resistance to manipulation by dietary means. These results clearly show that the lipid composition of diet may modify the fatty acid composition of semen and fertilizing ability. Antioxidants have protected sperm membranes against toxic reactive oxygen species, thereby extending the life span of spermhttps://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1509527fowlsemenfertilityfatantioxidantkanatlısemendöllülükyağantioksidan
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The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl Semen
Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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title The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl Semen
title_full The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl Semen
title_fullStr The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl Semen
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl Semen
title_short The Effect of Dietary Fats and Antioxidants on Fatty Acid Composition and Fertility Ability of Fowl Semen
title_sort effect of dietary fats and antioxidants on fatty acid composition and fertility ability of fowl semen
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