author(s)
Arivazhagan M, Kesavan M, Rai B, Balamurugan P and Arulkumar S

abstract
A study was conducted to assess the effect of area specific mineral mixture (ASMS) and antioxidant supplementation on serum profile of Barbari goats viz. Semen color (%), consistency (%) and volume (ml), Mass motility, Initial progressive motility (%), Sperm concentration, Sperm Abnormality, Percentage of live sperms, Host, Acrosome Integrity test (%), Two year old 18 Barbari bucks were selected for the study purpose consisting six bucks in each treatment group by simple random sampling. The bucks were housed in semi-intensive system of housing. Bucks were stall fed as well as pastured. The animals were divided into three group viz. control group, treatment 1 and treatment 2. Control group were fed with 300 gm of concentrate feed per head per day for 60 days. Treatment 1 bucks were given with 20g of area specific mineral mixture along with 300 gm of concentrate feed per head per day. Treatment 2 bucks were given with 20g of area specific mineral mixture, selenium 0.5 mg, vitamin- E 250 mg, vitamin -C 2 mg in addition with 300 gram concentrate feed per head per day for 60 days. Blood samples were collected after completion of the experiments in all treatment groups at 2 – 3 days interval and blood parameters were studied. The results of this study revealed that serum glucose levels differed significantly (P<0.05) between control and treatment groups.