Assessment Mating Profile of Red Sokoto Bucks Administered Varying Dosage of Ethanolic Extract of Tiger Nuts (Cyperus esculentus)

Abstract

Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) is consumed by human and livestock. It also has many medicinal uses such as aphrodisiac properties. There is an incidence of sexual incompetence, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and reduced libido on the rise. Hence, this study seeks to asses or evaluates the effect of ethanolic extract of tiger nut on mating traits or profiles of Red Sokoto bucks. Consequently, the effect of ethanolic extract of tiger nut on mating profiles to determine the sexual performance efficiency in male Red Sokoto bucks were investigated. Nine healthy Red Sokoto bucks were divided into three treatments of three bucks per treatment in a complete randomized design. The bucks were treated with ethanolic extract of tiger nut (EETN) at 0ml, 5ml and 10ml respectively for a period of 90 days (12 weeks). After which the bucks were allowed to mate with the Does for the observation of sexual traits by introducing number of equivalents Does (n=18). The mating parameters either decreased of increased in a EETN dose dependent manner; without traces of weaknesses or reduced penile reflexes and a higher significance functions (p<0.05) was observed in group C. In conclusion, EETN has a strong lasting potentials on mating profile in male goats (buck) can be used as a fertility booster.