Chicken sperm cryopreservation: review of techniques, freezing damage, and freezability mechanisms

Y Zong, Y Li, Y Sun, GMK Mehaisen, T Ma, J Chen - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ex situ preservation is an important method in the preservation of chickens, and
cryopreservation of semen is the only method for gamete preservation at present. During the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ultrasonic thawing temperature on the quality of quick-frozen small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) and its possible mechanisms

YY Wang, H Wang, F Zhou, Y Wu, H Ma, R Zhao, J He… - Lwt, 2023 - Elsevier
Thawing temperature is an important factor affecting the thawing quality characteristics of
quick-frozen small yellow croakers. The objective of this study was to reveal the effect of …

Effect of tempol and straw size on rooster sperm quality and fertility after post-thawing

A Najafi, M Mehdipour, H Mohammadi, Z Mehdipour… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of tempol and straw size on
rooster sperm post-thaw quality and fertility. Rooster semen was cryopreserved in Lake …

Apigenin supplementation substantially improves rooster sperm freezability and post-thaw function

A Najafi, H Mohammadi, SD Sharifi, A Rahimi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This pioneering research investigated apigenin potential to augment rooster sperm
cryosurvival in an extender model. Apigenin is a natural antioxidant flavonoid showing …

Sperm fitness assessment in poultry: Brief review of in vitro methods

DC Bongalhardo - Animal Reproduction Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In the poultry industry, every chick or poult produced has high economic value; therefore,
selection of male breeders capable of transmitting desirable traits to their offspring has an …

Allium-Based Phytobiotic for Laying Hens' Supplementation: Effects on Productivity, Egg Quality, and Fecal Microbiota

E Ruesga-Gutiérrez, JM Ruvalcaba-Gómez… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The poultry industry is constantly demanding novel strategies to improve the productivity and
health status of hens, prioritizing those based on the holistic use of natural resources. This …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf extract on semen characteristics, fertility, and hatchability in aged broiler breeder roosters

M Ghadimi, A Najafi, SD Sharifi… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Declining semen quality will have a negative impact on the fertility of aged roosters. Various
factors influence this decrease in quality. This study was conducted to investigate the effects …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the performance of targeted mitochondrial antioxidant mitoquinone and non-targeted antioxidant pentoxifylline in improving rooster sperm …

M Nazari, H Daghigh-Kia, M Mehdipour, A Najafi - Poultry science, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is associated with impaired sperm quality after thawing. Since mitochondria
are the main source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in sperm, the aim of this study was to …

Does antioxidant mitoquinone (MitoQ) ameliorate oxidative stress in frozen–thawed rooster sperm?

L Sun, M He, J Xu, C Wu, S Zhang, D Zhang, J Dai… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The cryopreservation of sperm cells is widely used in many animal
species. In commercial stocks, frozen–thawed rooster semen is unreliable for artificial …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary basil (Ocimum basilicum) supplementation on reproductive hormones, semen parameters, and testicular development in Zandi male lambs

G Kosari, MA Norouzian, B Khorrami, A Najafi - Veterinary and Animal …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the potential impact of feeding whole plant basil on sperm quality
and the concentration of certain reproductive hormones in male lambs. A total of 18 Zandi …