Nutraceuticals in reproduction of bulls and stallions

The industry has made available in the market a series of substances (nutraceuticals) which intent would be to optimize the use of nutrients in some metabolic paths, influencing positively reproductive performance in animals. However, the response to the use of nutraceuticals varies according to the animal. As the organism is highly complex and in order to achieve a perfect activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, an ideal interaction in molecular basis is needed, where the nutraceuticals can have their direct action. The aim of this study was to review the function and research results using the main nutraceuticals (β carotene, vitamin A, L-carnitine, omegas 3, 6 and 9 and Gamma-oryzanol) on reproductive characteristics of bulls and stallions.

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Main Authors:	Arruda,Rubens Paes de, Silva,Daniela Franco da, Alonso,Maria Augusta, Andrade,André Furugen Cesar de, Nascimento,Juliana, Gallego,Andres Mejia, Martins,Simone Maria Massami Kitamura, Granato,Thaís Marques
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010001300043
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