Quercetin Promotes Increase in the Fertility Rate of Frozen Semen of Stallions Considered Sensitive to Freezing

In the equine species the stallions are selected according to their athletic performance or phenotypic characteristics, not taking their reproductive capacity into account in most cases. This fact results in an enormous variation of individuals with resistant or sensitive semen to sperm freezing, being more or less affected by the physical and chemical damages that occur during the use of this biotechnology and by the consequent elevation of the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Quercetin is an antioxidant of the flavonoid group, capable of stabilizing the most ROS and reducing the occurrence of lipid peroxidation.

Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science - June 23, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: L.F.M.C. Silva, E.A.B. Araujo, S.N. Oliveira, F.M. Dalanezi, LRP Andrade Junior, J.A.M. Carneiro, L.T. Rodrigues, R.M. Hayashi, A.M. Crespilho, C.P.F. Dell ’Aqua, J.A. Dell’Aqua Junior, F.O. Papa Source Type: research