The use of lipidic sources and digestible energy levels on testicles parameters of 60 Kg boars

Abstract

This experiment was carried out to study the lipidic sources (coconut oil and soybean oil) and digestible energy levels (3350, 3450, 3550 e 3650 kcal de DE/kg of ration effect on swine reproductive performance. It was used eighty 60 kg boars distributed in different treatments. There was no treatment effect on VLDL and lipase concentrations. The coconut oil provided higher HDL levels than soybean oil. The cholesterol, LDL and triglicerides levels were increased in a linear way with both lipidic sources. The treatments did not cause a modification in testosterone seric concentration. The semen volume and spermatic vigor was influenced by DE level when coconut oil was used. The spermatic concentration was increase by soybean oil use. Considering the interaction between lipidic source x DE level for spermatic motility the coconut oil reduced this parameter in a quadratic way. The semen morphological alterations were not altered. The coconut oil at 4499 and 3492 kcal of DE level provided the higher results for STD and SET. The increase of the coconut oil on diet rise cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglicerides levels in the blood.