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ra0001p219 | (1) | WCRB2014

Antioxidant vitamins supplementation decreases motility in both fresh and refrigerated ram semen

Parraguez Victor H , Palomino Jaime , Arancibia Massiel , Cofre Eileen , Urquieta Bessie , Raggi Luis , Gonzalez-Bulnes Antonio

Introduction: Spermatozoa death is accelerated by reactive oxygen species in fresh, refrigerated or frozen/thawed semen. In sheep, antioxidant therapy may alleviate the effects of oxidative stress by favoring antioxidant status. Our aim was to compare the effect of antioxidant therapy on sperm motility in ram semen conserved at both ambient (AT) and refrigeration (RT) temperatures.Materials and methods: Five rams were daily supplemented with vitamins C 6...