Influence of selenium supplementation in the production of spermatozoa and semen quality of riverine buffaloes [manuscript]
| dc.contributor.author | Maorin Mari R. Santos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-26T05:14:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-26T05:14:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The primary objective of the study was to determine the influence of different concentrations of selenium in the production of spermatozoa and semen quality of Riverine buffaloes. Expeimental animals were divided into 6 groups. The first group of animals were not supplemented with selenium and act as a control. The second and third group were not supplemented with the required amount of selenium. The fifth and sixth group were supplemented with 5% and 10% above the required selenium respectively. Thirty Riverine buffaloes were fed for three months under complete confinement system of management. parameters such as semen volume, sperm motility, sperm concentration and sperm morphology were evaluated. The results showed that the Treatment 5 (%% above the required selenium for animal) produced the highest value in semen volume, sper mortility, concentration, viability (3.68 mL, 71.82%, 126.84 x 10 7 and 82.91%) and had the lowest abnormal sperm (10.55%) among the treatments. These results indicate that the spermatozoa production and semen quality was affected by dietary selenium supplementation of different concentration in terms of mean values. Supplementing Selenium to a diet provided additional benefit in semen production and sperm quality over the non-supplemented control diet. Therefore, selenium may be tightly regulated by the bull's physiology, thereby standardizing the effects of selenium on semen production and sperm quality. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://granarium.clsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1419 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.supervisor | MA. ELIZABETH D.C. LEOVERAS, Ph.D. | |
| dc.title | Influence of selenium supplementation in the production of spermatozoa and semen quality of riverine buffaloes [manuscript] | |
| dc.type | Thesis |