CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION EFFECTS ON WEIGHT AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCES IN ADULT MALE RABBITS

Al-Masoudi, Eman; Alwan, Nawras; Kudayer, Alia

doi:10.23975/bjvetr.2031.175867

	CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION EFFECTS ON WEIGHT AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCES IN ADULT MALE RABBITS
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research
Article 17, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 192-202 PDF (659.93 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.23975/bjvetr.2031.175867
Authors
Eman Al-Masoudi¹; Nawras Alwan^* ¹; Alia Kudayer²
¹Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Chemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah.
²Department of Anatomy and histology, College of Veterinary Medicine,University of Basrah.
Abstract
The objective of the present study designed to evaluate growth and reproduction performance when supplemented by creatine. Therefore, Twenty four adult male rabbits were divided into four groups (6 for each) randomly as following: Group 1 (standard) orally administered distilled water (1ml/animal) daily. Group 2: orally administration creatine monohydrate (1ml/kg BW) daily. Group 3: orally administration creatine monohydrate (2ml/kg BW) dissolved in 5ml distilled water by gavage daily. Group 4: orally administration creatine monohydrate (3ml/kg BW) daily. The results of final body weight revealed significant increase in treated groups as compared with control. The liver weights were statistically increment in creatine groups, while significantly decrement reported in relative weights of kidneys in creatine groups. While a significant decrease in the concentration of sperm, sperm motility % and viability of sperm respectively compared with standard group (G1) and a significant increment in abnormalities of sperm were recorded in creatineadministration groups as compared with standard group.
Keywords
Creatine; weight; Performances

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