Hydroxytyrosol Benefits Boar Semen Quality via Improving Gut Microbiota and Blood Metabolome.

ABSTRACT: Semen quality is one of the most important factors for the success of artificial insemination which has been widely applied in swine industry to take the advantages of the superior genetic background and higher fertility capability of boars. Hydroxytyrosol (HT), a polyphenol, has attracted broad interest due to its strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial activities. Sperm plasma membrane contains a large proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids which is easily impaired by oxidative stress and thus to diminish semen quality. In current investigation, we aimed to explore the effects of dietary supplementation of HT on boar semen quality and the underlying mechanisms. Dietary supplementation of HT tended to increase sperm motility and semen volume/ejaculation. And the follow

SUBMITTER: Han H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8802763 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature