Effect of glutathione injections on some semen characteristics of local billy goats

Abstract

Given the importance of glutathione as an antioxidant, the study aimed to determine the effect of glutathione on the characteristics of semen in local goats. this study was conducted in the ruminant field of the Animal Production Department at the College of Agriculture, Diyala University. Local billy goats were trained continuously for two weeks as a preliminary stage for collecting semen. using an artificial vagina with microscopic examination of the required semen characteristics to make it ready for collection during the study period. The trial period lasted from 1/7/2022 to 1/10/2022. 15 sexually mature male local goats were used, their ages ranging from 1 to 1.5 years and their weights ranging from 35 to 40 kg. It was completed to divide the animals into 3 totals, where She was all group contains on 5 duplicates. and it was The difference in weights of the animals in all groups ranges from 1 to 1.5 kg. T1 injected Transaction The first 10ml poison was distilled water under the skin, and it was considered the treatment  control while glutathione was dissolved in 10ml For each transaction, the other and in levels different from glutathione under skin, as follows: In the second transaction, T2 injected an amount of 15 mg for every kilo and transaction. Third, T3 injected by an amount of 30 mg for every kilo,  end all month. It was completed with plural questioner semen using the vaginal artificial and procedure ratings necessary for the adjectives required. The results showed that injection of glutathione led to rise (p<0.05) in the wass matitits in T3 in comparison with the. T1andT2 as for individual matitits, it has decreased in T1compared withT2andT3 Sperm concentration was higher in both treatments. T2sndT3 on a transaction, T1control: The results showed that the percentage of live, dead, and deformed sperm was significantly higher than the treatment. Compared with other transactions T1andT2