A Comparative Study of Seminal Plasma and Blood Serum Macro and Trace Elements in the the Breeding (October) and the Non-Breeding (April) Seasons in Merino Ram

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.20341
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Merino ram seminal plasma elements breeding season non-breeding season
B. BULBUL
Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institude, Konya/Turkey
P. P. AKALIN
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Hatay/Turkey
N. BAŞPINAR
Selcuk University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Konya/Turkey
M. N. BUCAK
Selcuk University Veterinary Faculty, Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Konya/Turkey
M. KIRBAŞ
Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institude, Konya/Turkey
C. ÖZTÜRK
Aksaray University Veterinary Faculty, Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Aksaray/Turkey
S. GÜNGÖR
Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Burdur, Turkey
K. AKBULUT
Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institude, Konya/Turkey
Abstract
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the concentrations of macro and trace elements in seminal plasma and blood serum in the breeding (October) and the non-breeding (April) seasons in Merino Ram. Nineteen Merino Rams, aged 18-24 months, were involved in the study. Blood (once) and ejaculate samples (6 replicates) were taken in the breeding (October) and the non-breeding (April) seasons. Blood serum, seminal plasma and diet Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Zinc, Selenium, Chrome, Manganese, Nickel, Molybdenum and Boron concentrations were determined by ICP-AES. In blood serum, Sodium and Selenium concentrations were higher (p<0.05 and 0.001, respectively) in the the breeding season than in non-breeding season, whereas Potassium, Chromium and Boron concentrations were lower (p<0.05, 0.001 and 0.001, respectively) in the breeding season than in the non-breeding season. In seminal plasma Calcium, Sodium, Zinc and Manganese concentrations were higher (p<0.05, 0.001, 0.01 and 0.05, respectively) in the breeding season than in the non-breeding season, whereas Phosphorus, Chrome, Molybdenum and Boron concentrations were lower (p<0.001, 0.001, 0.05 and 0.001, respectively) in the breeding season than in the non-breeding season. No difference was detected regarding the other elements. The higher levels of Cr and B in the non-breeding season compared to the breeding season both in serum and seminal plasma, regardless of diet intake, suggest that these elements may play a crutial role on male fertility in Merino Ram.
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