Effect of Watery Extract of Fenugreek on some Semen Quality in Rabbits

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of watery extract of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum (on semen quality of healthy groups of local breed rabbits using two doses (650 mg and1300mg/kg of B.W./daily/rabbit, orally for sixty days), on semen quality (sperm concentration, sperm progressive and individual motility, dead and malformation sperm percentages) at the end of the treatments.
Results of the present study demonstrated that the watery extract of fenugreek have a different significant effect (P<0.05) on some of semen quality (sperm concentration, dead and malformation sperm percentages) as it increased in the 1st dose at local healthy males rabbits after sixty days of the treatment, and the effects dissimilar depending on the dose used.
It could be concluded that watery extract of fenugreek by the doses used in this study had a significant effect on semen quality and the effect dissimilar by dose difference. It is preferred to take care when it used by those doses for long periods.