Effects of Dietary Vitamin E on Fertility Functions in Poultry Speciesopen access
- Authors
- Rengaraj, Deivendran; Hong, Yeong Ho
- Issue Date
- May-2015
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- vitamin E; fertility functions; poultry species
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, v.16, no.5, pp 9910 - 9921
- Pages
- 12
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 9910
- End Page
- 9921
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/9630
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijms16059910
- ISSN
- 1422-0067
1422-0067
- Abstract
- Vitamin E is found in high quantities in vegetable oils. Although vitamin E has multiple functions in humans and animals, its key function is protecting cells from oxidative damage. Since its discovery, several studies have demonstrated that vitamin E deficiency causes impaired fertility in humans and lab animals. However, the effects of vitamin E deficiency or of its supplementation on the fertility of farm animals, particularly on poultry, are less well studied. Therefore, a comprehensive review of the effects of dietary vitamin E on the fertility of poultry species is needed in order to understand the beneficial role of vitamin E in the maintenance of sperm and egg qualities. Based on the observations reviewed here, we found that a moderate amount of vitamin E in poultry diet significantly protects semen/sperm qualities in male birds and egg qualities in female birds via decreasing the lipid peroxidation in semen/sperms and eggs. This review provides an overall understanding of the effects of dietary vitamin E on fertility functions in poultry species.
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