The Influence of Zinc and Heavy Metals in Feed and Water on the Quality of Cryopreserved Bull Semen

Jakovljević Goran; Lazarević Miodrag; Mirilović Milorad; Milovanović Aleksandar; Apić Jelena; Šefer Dragan; Nedić Svetlana; Vakanjac Slobodanka

doi:10.2478/acve-2021-0028

Acta Veterinaria (Sep 2021)

The Influence of Zinc and Heavy Metals in Feed and Water on the Quality of Cryopreserved Bull Semen

Jakovljević Goran,
Lazarević Miodrag,
Mirilović Milorad,
Milovanović Aleksandar,
Apić Jelena,
Šefer Dragan,
Nedić Svetlana,
Vakanjac Slobodanka

Affiliations

Jakovljević Goran: Animal husbandry and veterinary centre “Velika Plana”, Velika Plana, Serbia
Lazarević Miodrag: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Belgrade, Serbia
Mirilović Milorad: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Economics and statistics, Belgrade, Serbia
Milovanović Aleksandar: Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”, Department of Reproduction, Novi Sad, Serbia
Apić Jelena: Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad”, Department of Reproduction, Novi Sad, Serbia
Šefer Dragan: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Botany, Belgrade, Serbia
Nedić Svetlana: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination, Belgrade, Serbia
Vakanjac Slobodanka: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0028
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 71, no. 3
pp. 326 – 343

Abstract

Read online

This study aimed to assess the influence of different concentrations of zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) found in the feed and water provided to bulls on the concentrations of these metals in cryopreserved bull semen, and to determine their influence onto semen quality parameters. Correlations between heavy metal concentrations in the semen and the quality parameters of semen as estimated by computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) and flow cytometry (FC) methods were determined.

Published in Acta Veterinaria

ISSN: 1820-7448 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Serbia
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/ACVE

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords