Heat Stress Effect On Male Fertility And On The Role Of Antioxidants

NZW rabbit bucks have continuous and acceptable spermatogenic activity and apparently normal body physiology during summer as well as during winter. From the scientific point of view, it is not obligatory to stop breeding in summer months. Protective administration of zinc and l-carnitine caused significant improvement in rabbit semen characteristics; meanwhile, ascorbic acid and co enzyme Q10 administration had no considerable enhancement in such concern.

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Dr. Magda Eltohamy has obtained her Ph.D. Degree in Physiology from Kyushu University, JAPAN in l981.Then she has worked in National Research Center. She participates in different international projects and international working groups. She is the author of several articles published in reputed journals in the field of environmental pollution.