alginate oligosaccharides; boar; gut microbiota; in vitro fertilization; metabolism; sperm concentration; sperm motility; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical)
Abstract :
[en] Alginate oligosaccharides (AOS), natural polymers from brown seaweeds (such as Laminaria japonica, Undaria pinnatifida, and Sargassum fusiforme), have been reported to possess many beneficial advantages for health. In the current study, after 9 weeks of dietary supplementation, AOS 10 mg/kg group (AOS 10) group increased boar sperm motility from 87.8% to 93.5%, p < 0.05. Moreover, AOS10 increased the relative abundances of Bifidobacterium, Coprococcus, Butyricicoccus (1.3-2.3-fold; p < 0.05) to increase the beneficial blood and sperm metabolites (1.2-1.6-fold; p < 0.05), and important sperm proteins such as gelsolin, Zn-alpha2 glycoprotein, Cation Channel Sperm-Associated Protein, outer dense fiber of sperm tails, etc. (1.5-2.2-fold; p < 0.05). AOS had a long-term beneficial advantage on boar semen quality by the increase in semen volume (175 vs. 160 ml/ejaculation, p < 0.05). AOS may be used as dietary additives for improving semen quality.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Han, Hui ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre ; State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Zhou, Yexun ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre ; State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Xiong, Bohui; State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Zhong, Ruqing; State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Jiang, Yue; State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Sun, Haiqing; YangXiang Joint Stock Company, Guigang, China
Tan, Jiajian; YangXiang Joint Stock Company, Guigang, China
Zhang, Bin; Qingdao BZ Oligo Biotech Co., Ltd, Qingdao, China
Guan, Chang; Qingdao BZ Oligo Biotech Co., Ltd, Qingdao, China
NSCF - National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding text :
We thank the investigators and staff of the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) and Shanghai LUMING Biotechnology CO., LCD for technical support.This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32070536 and 31772408 to YZa; 31672428 to HZ).
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