| publication name | L-CARNITINE ENHANCING ROLES ON BUFFALO SEMEN FREEZABILITY, ULTRA STRUCTURE AND FERTILIZING POTENTIALS |
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| Authors | MOHAMED EL-RAEY ; BADR MR ; ASSI MM and RAWASH ZM |
| year | 2016 |
| keywords | L-Carnitine, buffalo, frozen, semen, quality, Conception rate |
| journal | Assiut Vet. Med. J. |
| volume | 62 |
| issue | 149 |
| pages | 163-173 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_169979_6a2e8d2e3369db363ab0daca9c7931ca.pdf |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Recently, male impact has been recognized as a momentous cause of infertility. Male infertility isn’t an entity but it evokes a variety of mechanisms and explanations to understand it. In between, a biochemical semen additive that improves or overcome certain semen situations so can enhance or treat semen fertility and infertility, respectively. L-carnitine is one of these biochemical semen additives. Till now, the exact effects of L-carnitine on buffalo semen processing outcomes haven’t been discovered. The current study aimed to clarify L-carnitine roles during buffalo semen cryopreservation. Semen samples were obtained from six fertile buffalo bulls (aged 3 to 5 years). Weekly, two consecutive ejaculates were collected from each bull for successive six weeks using artificial vagina. The ejaculates were pooled to eliminate samples variability. Semen samples were extended with Tris-based extender supplemented with different concentrations of L-carnitine (0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/ml) Vs. Tris-based extender only (control). Then they were processed to cryopreservation and thawing to assess different semen characteristics. It had been found that L-carnitine (0.05mg/ml) significantly (p