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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2024, Volume : 12, Issue : 5
First page : (37) Last page : (44)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.9134

Comparative Efficacy of Inorganic, Nano and Encapsulated Nano Zinc on Semen Quality of Crossbred Malabari Bucks

Amal M. S.¹ , Senthil Murugan S.^2* , Biju Chacko³ , Jasmine Rani K.⁴, Leeba Chacko⁵, John Abraham^6
1MVSC Scholar, Department of Animal Nutrition, CVAS, Pookode, Wayanad
²Associate Professor, Department of Animal Nutrition, CVAS, Pookode, Wayanad
³Associate Professor & Head, Department of Animal Nutrition, CVAS, Pookode, Wayanad
⁴Assistant professor, Department of Animal Nutrition, CVAS, Pookode Wayanad
⁵Associate Professor, Department of Animal Reproduction,
Gynecology and Obstetrics, CVAS, Pookode, Wayanad
⁶Professor, Department of Livestock Production Management, CVAS, Mannuthy, Thrissur
*Corresponding Author E-mail: senthil@kvasu.ac.in
Received: 23.07.2024 | Revised: 21.09.2024 | Accepted: 12.10.2024 

 ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Zinc supplementation in different forms viz ZnSO₄ (IZn), nano Zinc (NZn), and encapsulated nano Zinc (eNZn) on semen characteristics of crossbred Malabari bucks. Eighteen bucks (>1yr of age) were randomly divided into three groups: Group IZn (control) fed basal diet (18% CP and 70% TDN) supplemented with 50 mg ZnSO₄ per day, group NZn fed the basal diet with 50 mg of nano Zinc per day, and eNZn fed the basal diet with 50 mg of encapsulated nano Zinc per day, for 90 days. A total of 72 ejaculates were collected from each buck at monthly intervals, and semen volume, motility, concentration, viability, sperm morphology, acrosomal integrity, and plasma membrane integrity were assessed. NZn and eNZnsupplementation significantly improved the semen quality of bucks compared to the IZn group. NZn group showed substantially higher sperm concentration at the 2nd and 3rd months compared to IZn and eNZn groups. The present findings support that continuous supplementation of NZn and eNZn ensures improved semen quality in crossbred Malabari bucks.

Keywords: Encapsulated nano Zinc, Inorganic zinc, Malabari, Nano Zinc, Semen.

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Cite this article: Amal, M. S., Senthil Murugan, S., Chacko, B., Jasmine Rani, K., Chacko, L., & Abraham, J. (2024). Comparative Efficacy of Inorganic, Nano and Encapsulated Nano Zinc on Semen Quality of Crossbred Malabari Bucks, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci.12(5), 37-44. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.9134