Browsing by Author "Kabakci, Ruhi"

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Assessment of tebuconazole exposure on bovine testicular cells and epididymal spermatozoa
(2021) Kabakci, Ruhi; Kaya, Abdulkadir; Yigit, Ayse Arzu; Varisli, Omer; 0000-0001-5837-6877; 34214047; C-2636-2017
This study is the first to investigate the effects of tebuconazole (TEB) on the physiological functions of bovine testicular cells and epididymal spermatozoa. Motility and plasma membrane integrity of spermatozoa exposed to TEB (0.001-100 mM) were evaluated at different incubation times (0-6 h), while TEB-induced spermiotoxicity was assessed after 24 h in cell cultures. Testicular cells, obtained from the parenchyma of bovine testes, were seeded at 1.0 x 10(4) and 1.5 x 10(6) cells/well in 96- and 12-well culture plates and incubated for 48 h in culture media containing TEB (0.001- 100 mM) to evaluate cytotoxicity and hormone release, respectively. TEB did not affect the motility and plasma membrane integrity. However, significant spermiotoxicity occurred at higher TEB (1-100 mM) concentrations (P < 0.05) compared to control and lower doses. Although no dose caused cytotoxicity in testicular cells (P > 0.05), 1 and 100 mM TEB caused a significant increase in testosterone secretion (P < 0.05). As a result, high doses of TEB (1-100 mM) had slightly suppressive effects on spermatozoa; however, these doses had stimulatory effects on testosterone secretion by testicular cells. It appears that the disruption of hormonal homeostasis of testicular cells after TEB exposure may result in metabolic and especially reproductive adverse effects in bulls.
Effects Of Incubator Oxygen And Carbon Dioxide Concentrations On Hatchability Of Fertile Eggs, Some Blood Parameters, And Histopathological Changes Of Broilers With Different Parental Stock Ages In High Altitude
(2022) Okur, Nezih; Eratalar, Sabri Arda; Yigit, Ayse Arzu; Kutlu, Tuncer; Kabakci, Ruhi; Ozsoy, Sule Yurdagul; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5837-6877; 34936960; C-2636-2017
The effects of incubator carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O-2) concentrations with parental stock age (PSA) on embryonic deaths (ED), hatchability of fertile eggs (HFE), some blood parameters, and the tissue development of broilers were investigated. Four consecutive repetitions following the similar materials and methods were carried. From 3 different aged ROSS 308 broiler parental flocks 7,680 hatching eggs were obtained and classified as young (Y; 29 wk), middle (M; 37 wk) and old (O; 55 wk) as regards PSA, and randomly distributed. Four different incubator ventilation programs (IVP) as control (C; 0.67% CO2 and 20.33% O-2), high CO2 (HC; 1.57% CO2 and 20.26% O-2), high O-2 (HO; 0.50% CO2 and 21.16% O-2), and high CO2 + O-2 (HCO; 1.17% CO2 21.03% O-2) were applied with oxygen concentrator, and ED and HFE were investigated. Lung and heart tissues, hemoglobin value, packed cell volume, and red blood cell count, triiodothyronine, thyroxine, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) values of the chicks were analyzed. It was found that IVP affected ED and HFE. Higher rate of early ED (EED) was obtained from the HC than HCO, and higher middle+late stage +pipped but unhatched ED (MLPED) with a lower rate of HFE was observed in the C group than HO and HCO (P < 0.05). Association was found between PSA and IVP (P < 0.05), being more evident in EED for young PSA, in MLPED with HFE for Y and O PSA. From hematological values, no statistical difference in RBC, PCV, and Hb values were found among the treatment groups, ACTH concentration known as a response to stress was found to be higher than C in all groups, triiodothyronine concentration was higher in the HO group than C. In the histopathological examination, used IVPs were found to have negative effects on the lung and heart such as vacuolization, hemorrhage in all PSA groups except for C. Conclusively, PSA and IVP affected some hatching, blood and tissue development parameters of the broiler chicks.
Investigation of the Effects of Metribuzine on Cow Granulosa Cell Steroidogenesis
(2022) Yigit, Ayse Arzu; Kahveci, Metehan Eser; Kabakci, Ruhi