DISCUSSION
The results of honey solution addition to tris
exhibited good sperm motility for chilled semen in the
concentration 1.5/3.5 ml, so it can be used in AI
up to 7 days of chilling. The concentration of 0.5/4.5 ml
These results could be related to the strong antioxidant
property of honey as it contains a mixture of
carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, amino acids and
organic acids, vitamins, phenolic acids and flavonoids
[3, 7]. Olayemiet al.[8] stated that addition of small
proportion of honey in egg yolk extender (5 ml honey + 15
ml egg yolk + 80 ml sodium citrate) gave the highest
percent of sperm motility and live/dead ratio of liquid
antioxidant and antibacterial effects of honey and this
gave superior post thawing semen characteristics.
goat cooled semen. Aljady et al.[9] recorded an