Dalai, N.Deshmukh, Sourabh2024-11-072024-11-072022-03-24https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810216103Infertility is one of the most common disorders in farm animals, with males accounting for roughly 30% of the difficulties. A wide range of plant-derived products are currently being used in traditional medicine because of their therapeutic properties in treating with infertility. The purpose of this study was to see how garlic as phytogenic feed additive affected the quality of Pekin drakes' sperm. A total of 21 Pekin drakes aged 8-9 months were assigned to three groups as Control, Treatment 1 and Treatment 2. Control group fed on basal diet, Treatment 1 fed on basal diet with 2.5 percent garlic and Treatment 2 fed on basal diet with 5 percent garlic. The study's goal was to see how garlic supplementation affected the semen quality measures of Pekin drakes. Semen was collected using a manual dorsoabdominal massage technique. Semen parameters like pH, volume, colour, mass motility, individual motility %, live and dead spermatozoa %, sperm concentration (n 109/ ml), total quantity of spermatozoa per ejaculate (n 109/ml), sperm abnormalities, different form of abnormalities, and HOST % were evaluated. There was a significant (p<0.01) increase in pH, volume, colour, mass motility, individual motility, sperm liveability, sperm concentration, total number of spermatozoa per ejaculate and HOST percent but a significant (p 0.01) decrease in dead spermatozoa and sperm abnormalities in Treatments group as compared to that of Control. As a result of the findings presented here, it indicates that birds would gain practically from garlic supplementation in terms of improving their sperm health parameters and as a result improving their reproductive efficiency.EnglishThesis