PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN ALPHA TOCOPHEROL TERHADAP KUALITAS SEMEN ENTOG YANG DISIMPAN PADA SUHU DINGIN
ABSTRACT: The study was
conducted to evaluate the effect alpha-tocopherol addition on the quality of
muscovy duck semen during the storage process at 4 0C. The materials of the
study were 4 male Muscovy ducks aged between 1.5 – 2.0 years old. Semen was
collected twice a week and its quality was evaluated immediately after the
collection. The collected semen was kept in refrigerator for 60, 120 and 180
minutes using a medium containing alpha-tocopherol 0; 0.2; 0.4 and 0.6 ppm.
Then quality of the stored semen was evaluated. The study found that semen
quality decreased during the storage process. The study concluded that addition
of alpha-tocopherol was able to increase superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity
and decrease the malondialdehide (MDA).
Keywords: Muscovy duck semen,
cold storage, alpha-tocopherol, SOD, MDA
Penulis: Fitriani
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd130083
