The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The industry has made available in the market a series of substances (nutraceuticals) which intent would be to optimize the use of nutrients in some metabolic paths, influencing positively reproductive performance in animals. However, the response to the use of nutraceuticals varies according to the animal. As the organism is highly complex and in order to achieve a perfect activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, an ideal interaction in molecular basis is needed, where the nutraceuticals can have their direct action. The aim of this study was to review the function and research results using the main nutraceuticals (β carotene, vitamin A, L-carnitine, omegas 3, 6 and 9 and Gamma-oryzanol) on reproductive characteristics of bulls and stallions.
Nutraceuticals in reproduction of bulls and stallions
Arruda,Rubens Paes de and Silva,Daniela Franco da and Alonso,Maria Augusta and Andrade,André Furugen Cesar de and Nascimento,Juliana and Gallego,Andres Mejia and Martins,Simone Maria Massami Kitamura and Granato,Thaís Marques. Nutraceuticals in reproduction of bulls and stallions. R. Bras. Zootec. [online]. 2010, vol.39, suppl.spe, [cited 2026-04-24], pp.393-400. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/nutraceuticals-in-reproduction-of-bulls-and-stallions/>. ISSN 1516-3598. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982010001300043.
Arruda,Rubens Paes de; Silva,Daniela Franco da; Alonso,Maria Augusta; Andrade,André Furugen Cesar de; Nascimento,Juliana; Gallego,Andres Mejia; Martins,Simone Maria Massami Kitamura; Granato,Thaís Marques. Nutraceuticals in reproduction of bulls and stallions. R. Bras. Zootec., v.39, suppl.spe, p. 393-400. Jul. 2010. Available from: <https://rbz.org.br/article/nutraceuticals-in-reproduction-of-bulls-and-stallions/>. acess on 24 Apr. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982010001300043.
Arruda,Rubens Paes de, & Silva,Daniela Franco da, & Alonso,Maria Augusta, & Andrade,André Furugen Cesar de, & Nascimento,Juliana, & Gallego,Andres Mejia, & Martins,Simone Maria Massami Kitamura, & Granato,Thaís Marques. (2010). Nutraceuticals in reproduction of bulls and stallions. R. Bras. Zootec., 39(suppl.spe) , 393-400. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982010001300043.
ArrudaRubens Paes de, SilvaDaniela Franco da, AlonsoMaria Augusta, AndradeAndré Furugen Cesar de, NascimentoJuliana, GallegoAndres Mejia, MartinsSimone Maria Massami Kitamura, GranatoThaís Marques. Nutraceuticals in reproduction of bulls and stallions. R. Bras. Zootec. [Internet]. 2010 Jul [cited 2026 Apr 24]; 39(suppl.spe): 393-400. Available from: https://rbz.org.br/article/nutraceuticals-in-reproduction-of-bulls-and-stallions/. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-35982010001300043.
Figure 6
Differential abundance for the species Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (A) and Megamonas funiformis (B).
