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Cyathula prostrata  (Linn.) Blume is a tropical herbal plant known for its important phytochemical contents and medicinal properties. But its impact on animal reproduction and fertility is yet to be fully established. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that  C. prostrata  (Linn.) Blume will improve the semen quality characteristics of New Zealand White buck rabbit. Twenty-eight post-pubertal buck rabbits were used for the study. The animals were randomly assigned to four treatment groups ( n  = 7 per treatment) where they were fed either the control diet—0 g  C. prostrata  (Linn.) Blume or any of the three experimental diets containing the graded levels of  C. prostrata  (Linn.) Blume incorporated into rabbit pellets at 10, 20 or 30 g  C. prostrata  (Linn.) Blume per kg feed. The results showed that the semen volume and pH were not different between groups. Interestingly, sperm motility significantly decreased ( P  < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly, the sperm morphology also decreased in a dose-related fashion with 20 g (77.75 ± 1.31%) and 30 g (79.00 ± 2.20%)  C. prostrata  (Linn.) Blume being significantly ( P  < 0.05) lower compared with groups 0 g (88.50 ± 1.44%) and 10 g (87.50 ± 4.33%)  C. prostrata  (Linn.) Blume, respectively. In conclusion, the addition of  C. prostrata  (Linn.) Blume into the normal rabbit feeds had a positive effect on sperm count, but reduced sperm motility and morphology, and may be associated with spermatogenesis-related problems.

The influence of graded levels of Cyathula prostrata (Linn.) Blume on semen quality characteristics of adult New Zealand white bucks