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  • Title: Categorical data analysis of the effect on bull fertility of butylated hydroxytoluene addition to semen extenders prior to freezing.
    Author: Anderson S, Harkness W, Akin Y, Kaproth M, Killian G.
    Journal: J Dairy Sci; 1994 Aug; 77(8):2302-7. PubMed ID: 7962852.
    Abstract:
    Butylated hydroxytoluene is an antioxidant that has antiviral properties and sustains sperm viability during freezing and thawing. A field trial involving 11 bulls and 19,000 AI was conducted to determine whether addition of .5 mM butylated hydroxytoluene to whole milk extender during seminal processing affected bull fertility as estimated by nonreturn rates generated by cows bred to the bulls. Effects of bull, batch of semen nested within bull, treatment, and month of AI were studied. Nonreturn rates were recorded for each month for every bull, batch of semen (ejaculates pooled on a given day), and treatment combination. Because some bulls had < 6 batches of semen, the original experimental design was reduced to two smaller designs. Categorical data analysis with maximum likelihood estimation was used for analysis of nonreturn rates. The results from three models were used to interpret the data. The nonreturn rates were approximately 73.9% for the butylated hydroxytoluene treatment and 74.1% for the control. In all models, bull effect was significant, but batch, month of AI, and treatment had no effect on bull fertility. Addition of .5 mM butylated hydroxytoluene to whole milk extender during semen processing did not affect bull nonreturn rates.
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