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18164149

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study, we investigated whether squalene could enhance the reproductive performance of boars. Boars at 12 months of age (weighting at 130+/-5 kg) were randomly allocated into four groups and treated with basal diet (control) or with basal diet supplemental squalene at 10, 20 or 40 mg squalene/kg/day for 60 days. The impact of squalene feeding on the reproductive performance and the levels of serum leptin and testosterone were evaluated before and after feeding. Feeding with squalene at 10 mg/kg/day neither significantly increase the reproductive performance and serum testosterone levels, nor reduced the levels of leptin in boars. Surprisingly, feeding with supplemental squalene at 20 or 40 mg/kg/day significantly improved the reproductive performance as evidenced by dramatically reduced the time for mating, increased semens' volume and motility, and increased the size of litter as compared with that in controls. Furthermore, feeding with a higher dose of squalene significantly reduced the levels of serum leptin, accompanied by elevated levels of testosterone, as compared with that in controls. These data clearly indicate that feeding with squalene can improve the reproductive performance in boars. Therefore, dietary supplementation with squalene may increase the productivity of pig industry and potentially benefit for other animal production.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0378-4320
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
445-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Feeding with supplemental squalene enhances the productive performance in boars.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Animal Sciences & Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article