Enhancing the reproductive performance of roosters by addition garlic powder to the diet

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study were semen volume, spermatozoa concentration, spermatocrit, dead spermatozoa, abnormal spermatozoa, acrosomal abnormalities, mass activity and individual motility.

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Results of this study showed that the use of garlic powder as a dietary supplement resulted n significant improvement in all of semen traits involved in the current study.

However, T3 surpasses 12 in relation to semen volume, spermatozoa concentration, spermatocrit, live spermatozoa, normal spermatozoa and normal acrosomes.

While there were no significant differences between these two treatments as regards mass activity and individual motility of spermatozoa.

In conclusion, the addition of garlic powder to the roosters diet especially at the level of 6g/kg o diet could be used as a bcnefieial tool for enhancing reproductive performance of roosters.