Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with 5% extruded linseed, with or without 0.2% Padina pavonica algae extract, on semen quality and fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks. Forty-five New Zealand White rabbit bucks were divided into three groups (15 per diet) and fed...
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| author | Francesca Di Federico Simona Mattioli Elisa Angelucci Gabriele Brecchia Nour Fehri Alda Quattrone Davi Savietto Bairem Jemmali Yasmein Z. Abdel-Ghafar Sebastiana Failla Olimpia Barbato Michel Colin Mathieu Guillevic Cesare Castellini Alessandro Dal Bosco |
| author_facet | Francesca Di Federico Simona Mattioli Elisa Angelucci Gabriele Brecchia Nour Fehri Alda Quattrone Davi Savietto Bairem Jemmali Yasmein Z. Abdel-Ghafar Sebastiana Failla Olimpia Barbato Michel Colin Mathieu Guillevic Cesare Castellini Alessandro Dal Bosco |
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| description | This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with 5% extruded linseed, with or without 0.2% Padina pavonica algae extract, on semen quality and fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks. Forty-five New Zealand White rabbit bucks were divided into three groups (15 per diet) and fed for 120 days either a control diet (C), a diet supplemented with 5% linseed (L), or a linseed diet plus 0.2% algae extract (LPP). The semen characteristics, the fatty acid composition of blood, liver, and testis, and estimated indexes of lipid metabolism were assessed. The results showed that the use of linseed in both L and LPP diets had a significant effect on some semen traits (concentration, progressive motility, linearity, amplitude of lateral head displacement, beat cross frequency, acrosome reacted/capacitated sperm) compared to C group. In the tissues analysed, significant effects were observed only in relation to the linseed administration. In conclusion, while linseed positively influenced sperm quality and lipid composition of tissues, the Padina pavonica extract had only a minor effect, limited to hepatic DHA level. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb9f561d711d47208a2fccdb2b4135a02025-08-20T03:44:50ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2025-12-012411609162010.1080/1828051X.2025.25400312540031Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucksFrancesca Di Federico0Simona Mattioli1Elisa Angelucci2Gabriele Brecchia3Nour Fehri4Alda Quattrone5Davi Savietto6Bairem Jemmali7Yasmein Z. Abdel-Ghafar8Sebastiana Failla9Olimpia Barbato10Michel Colin11Mathieu Guillevic12Cesare Castellini13Alessandro Dal Bosco14Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Ambientali e Alimentari, Università di PerugiaDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Ambientali e Alimentari, Università di PerugiaDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Ambientali e Alimentari, Università di PerugiaDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università di MilanoDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università di MilanoDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università di MilanoGenPhySE, INRAE, Université de Toulouse, ENVTUniversity of Carthage, Mateur, Higher School of AgricultureAgriculture Research Center (ARC), APRI, Animal Production Research Institute (APRI)Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali e Acquacoltura, CREADipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di PerugiaCOPRI SarlValorex, la MessayaisDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Ambientali e Alimentari, Università di PerugiaDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Ambientali e Alimentari, Università di PerugiaThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with 5% extruded linseed, with or without 0.2% Padina pavonica algae extract, on semen quality and fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks. Forty-five New Zealand White rabbit bucks were divided into three groups (15 per diet) and fed for 120 days either a control diet (C), a diet supplemented with 5% linseed (L), or a linseed diet plus 0.2% algae extract (LPP). The semen characteristics, the fatty acid composition of blood, liver, and testis, and estimated indexes of lipid metabolism were assessed. The results showed that the use of linseed in both L and LPP diets had a significant effect on some semen traits (concentration, progressive motility, linearity, amplitude of lateral head displacement, beat cross frequency, acrosome reacted/capacitated sperm) compared to C group. In the tissues analysed, significant effects were observed only in relation to the linseed administration. In conclusion, while linseed positively influenced sperm quality and lipid composition of tissues, the Padina pavonica extract had only a minor effect, limited to hepatic DHA level.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2025.2540031rabbitlinseedpadina pavonica algaesemenpolyunsaturated fatty acids |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Di Federico Simona Mattioli Elisa Angelucci Gabriele Brecchia Nour Fehri Alda Quattrone Davi Savietto Bairem Jemmali Yasmein Z. Abdel-Ghafar Sebastiana Failla Olimpia Barbato Michel Colin Mathieu Guillevic Cesare Castellini Alessandro Dal Bosco Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks Italian Journal of Animal Science rabbit linseed padina pavonica algae semen polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| title | Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks |
| title_full | Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks |
| title_fullStr | Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks |
| title_short | Effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and Padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks |
| title_sort | effects of dietary supplementation with linseed and padina pavonica algae extract on semen quality and tissue fatty acid metabolism in rabbit bucks |
| topic | rabbit linseed padina pavonica algae semen polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2025.2540031 |
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