- Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Vol: 30 Issue: 1
- Histological Investigations on the Effects of Feeding with a Diet Containing Red Hot Pepper on the R...
Histological Investigations on the Effects of Feeding with a Diet Containing Red Hot Pepper on the Reproductive System Organs of the Cock
Authors : Aytekin Özer, Berrin Zik, Hatice Erdost, Nesrin Özfiliz
Pages : 7-15
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :In the present study the growth and reproductive organ structural differences in cocks fed a diet containing 1% red hot pepper (10 g/kg diet) from the first day of age were investigated. In cocks fed the experimental diet body weight gain decreased; testes weight, length, width and wall thickness of the tubuli seminiferi convoluti increased; and the completion of spermatogenic cell serial formation took place earlier compared to the control group.Keywords : Red hot pepper, cock, reproductive organs