Role of selenium and selenoproteins in male reproductive function: a review of past and present evidences

IH Qazi, C Angel, H Yang, E Zoidis, B Pan, Z Wu… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an important trace mineral having many essential roles at the cellular and
organismal levels in animal and human health. The biological effects of Se are mainly …

Boar management and semen handling factors affect the quality of boar extended semen

A Lopez Rodriguez, A Van Soom, I Arsenakis… - Porcine health …, 2017 - Springer
Artificial insemination (AI) is the preferred method for reproduction in the majority of the
intensive pig production systems Worldwide. To this end, fresh extended ready-to-use …

Selenium supplementation during in vitro maturation enhances meiosis and developmental capacity of yak oocytes

X Xiong, D Lan, J Li, Y Lin, M Li - Animal Science Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effects of selenium (Se)
supplementation during in vitro maturation (IVM) on the developmental capacity of yak (Bos …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of commercial selenium products on glutathione peroxidase activity and semen quality in stud boars

BT Petrujkić, DS Šefer, IB Jovanović, M Jovičin… - Animal feed science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine how dietary supplementation of inorganic and
organic selenium affects the selenium concentration and glutathione peroxidase activity in …

Boar spermatozoa proteomic profile varies in sperm collected during the summer and winter

D Martín-Hidalgo, B Macías-García… - Animal reproduction …, 2020 - Elsevier
Boar sperm quality is less during the summer as a result of the different photoperiod or
ambient temperatures as compared with the winter. The present study was conducted to …

Trace elements as tracers of environmental pollution in the canal sediments (alluvial formation of the Danube River, Serbia)

SM Sakan, DS Đorđević, DD Manojlović - Environmental monitoring and …, 2010 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of trace elements and to discuss the
origin and mobility of these contaminants in the canal sediments (alluvial formation of the …

Hydroxy-selenomethionine as an organic source of selenium in the diet improves boar reproductive performance in artificial insemination programs

APP Pavaneli, CHG Martinez… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed to compare different selenium (Se) sources in the diet on boar's semen
quality and fertility. For this, 28 boars aged 8 to 28 mo were fed with the following dietary …

Organic selenium supplementation is cost-effective for increasing the number of seminal doses produced by sexually mature boars

SMMK Martins, ER Afonso, LJ Parazzi… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The present experiment was carried out to evaluate the economic viability of supplementing
boar diets with organic selenium aiming to increase the number of seminal doses of sexually …

Effect of organic selenium on the cooled boar semen quality and reproductive performance

APP Pavaneli - 2022 - teses.usp.br
Selenium is an essential trace mineral for sperm development and maturation, acting as a
modulator of sperm production and quality and male fertility. In pigs, inorganic selenium …

Supplementation of two sources of selenium at different levels in diet of boars and this effect on the seminal quality

AP Teixeira, DG Donin, SR Fernandes… - Ciência Animal …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The spermatic membrane is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which makes it sensitive to
the action of reative species of oxygen, which can damage the seminal quality of the scraps …