INFLUENCE OF USING DATE PALM POLLEN OR BEE POLLEN ON SOME BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL METABOLITES, SEMEN CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBSEQUENT REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF V-LINE MALE RABBITS

Abstract

: The present study aimed to compare the impact of oral administration of date palm pollen (DPP) or bee pollen (BP) in suspension form on rabbit bucks' physiological and reproductive performance traits. Fifty V-line male rabbits at 20 weeks of age were divided into five equal groups; Control group was given water (placebo), DPP groups (DPP1, 150 mg/kg BW; DPP2, 300 mg/kg BW), and BP groups (BP1, 200 mg/kg BW; BP2, 400 mg/kg BW). During a 12-week subsequently buck ’ s reproductive