Testicular Characteristics and Daily Sperm Production of Rabbit Bucks Fed Diets Containing Neem (Azadirachta Indica A. Juss) Rind Meal | Zendy

E. A. Amao | Zendy; Ayodele Olajire Oladipo | Zendy; Olujide Adedamola Sokunbi | Zendy

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Testicular Characteristics and Daily Sperm Production of Rabbit Bucks Fed Diets Containing Neem (Azadirachta Indica A. Juss) Rind Meal

Author(s) -

E. A. Amao,

Ayodele Olajire Oladipo,

Olujide Adedamola Sokunbi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

greener journal of agricultural sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2276-7770

DOI - 10.15580/gjas.2013.3.040213554

Subject(s) - azadirachta , meal , sperm , biology , toxicology , traditional medicine , zoology , botany , food science , medicine

Forty mixed breed pre – pubertal male rabbits were used to determine the effect of treated (24 hours soaked and 48 hours soaked in water) and untreated neem rind as inclusion at 10% in rabbits diet on performance (final weight gain, average daily weight gain, average daily feed intake and feed to gain ratio), reproductive characteristics and daily sperm production. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance. Significant (p<0.05) reduction was observed for testes weight, paired testes weight, relative testes weight, testes volume, testes density and daily sperm production from bucks both treated and untreated neem rind when compared to those on the control diet. Soaking neem rind in water up to 48hours appears not to reduce its anti-nutritional and anti-fertility principles.

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