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The Effects of Discarded Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Seed Meal Based Diets on Semen Traits, Testicular Morphometry and Histomorphology of Rabbit Bucks

The Effects of Discarded Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Seed Meal Based Diets on Semen Traits, Testicular Morphometry and Histomorphology of Rabbit Bucks

Luke Chukwudi Ali*, Nnanna Ephraim Ikeh, Bright Chigozie Amaefule, Amarachi Linda Obinna, Ndubuisi Samuel Machebe 

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
 
*Correspondence | Ali LC, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Email: aliluke230@gmail.com 

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Figure 1

The constructed artificial vagina for rabbit bucks. 

Figure 2

Photomicrograph of the section of the testes from T1, T2, T3 and T4. Note: seminiferous tubules are clearly separated and defined with thick layered spermatogenic cells (SC); testicular interstitium (TI) are clearly separated from the spermatogenic cells; spermatogenic cells are clearly distributed within the relatively spacious lumen (L); double arrow shows widen interstitial areas; arrow shows spermatogonial disruption (H & E x 400). 

Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

May

Vol. 12, Iss. 5, pp. 802-993

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