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ArticleThe veterinary quarterly2025

Effects of oral black Maca (

Viola Zappone, Debora Teresa Gattuso, Marco Quartuccio, Giorgia Pettina, Carmelo Cavallo, Mario Tomasello, Cristina Tomasella, Giulia Donato, Alessandro Troisi, Tiziana Caspanello

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Article in The veterinary quarterly, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Impact of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants on Semen Quality in Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Viola ZapponeDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-5110-4465
Debora Teresa GattusoCentro Veterinario Polispecialistico FEBEA, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Marco QuartuccioDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4812-0402
Giorgia PettinaDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-2153-6731
Carmelo CavalloDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-8971-1777
Mario TomaselloBIOGENE, Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-8327-7076
Cristina TomasellaBIOGENE, Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Catania, Italy.
Giulia DonatoFreelance Veterinary Professional, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5930-3319
Alessandro TroisiSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Macerata, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2192-6115
Tiziana CaspanelloDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1801-4454

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the beneficial effects of oral supplementation of

Indexed as

Dog DiseasesInfertility, MaleLepidiumPlant ExtractsSemen AnalysisSemen PreservationSpermatozoaTestosteroneAdministration, OralAnimalsDietary SupplementsDogsMaleSperm MotilityPlant ExtractsTestosteronecanine cooled semendietary supplementLepidium meyeniiMacareproductionsperm parameterstestosterone

Identifiers

PMID40315173
PMCPMC12051586

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