Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Royal jelly is importance within the hive colony for feed and regulation of sex hormones. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproductive characteristics of drones with D and E alleles (high production of royal jelly), compared with at least one F or G alleles (lower production of royal jelly). Drones were created from selected colonies and an analysis of the semen quality and weight of each drone was performed. The colonies with alleles D and E had a higher drone production but with lower. However, there was no interference from the alleles on the sperm quality of the drone, which presented: survival 88.38%, volume 1.2 µL, mass motility 5. The abnormalities were bent tail, headless and tailless sperm, and bifurcated tail. The alleles D and E influenced the weight and quantity of the drones but not their sperm quality.
Source: Acta Scientiarum Animal Sciences
Authors: Sandra Milena Diaz Puentes, José Washington Santos Oliveira, Breno Gabriel da Silva, Yana Miranda Borges, Gentil de Moraes Vanini, Maria Claudia Colla Ruvolo-Takasusuki, Claudete Aparecida Mangolin, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Reproductive Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
Awards: G233101189, G6399396177, G8262246763
OpenAlex ID: W7104279507
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