. 2021 Nov 30;76(5):1519–1535. doi: 10.22092/ari.2021.355554.1697

Table 13.

Effect of 2 and 5 g ginseng as a dietary supplement on testis diameter (mm) of rams at different periods in and out of the breeding season.

Groups	Time after treatment/days
Groups	0	15	30	45	60	75	90
In season	G1	50.35±1.28^a	50.37±1.32^a	50.41±1.27^a	51.22±1.13^a	52.42±1.52^a	55.18±0.56^b	57.32±1.28^b
	G2	49.73±1.61^a	50.24±1.48^a	50.62±1.34^a	50.66±1.22^a	52.78±1.18^a	54.42±1.33^b	57.12±1.27^b
	Control	50.92±1.37^a	51.16±1.43^a	51.81±1.18^a	51.37±2.09^a	51.42±2.11^a	52.04±1.94^a	52.23±1.53^a
Out of season	G1	41.82±2.14^a	41.39±1.51^a	41.63±1.42^a	41.82±2.06^a	46.12±2.28^a	48.43±2.04^a	52.43±2.68^a
	G2	43.54±2.34^a	43.26±1.92^a	43.71±1.82^a	44.22±1.81^a	47.31±1.21^a	48.78±2.53^a	55.07±2.71^a
	Control	44.52±1.76^a	43.33±1.16^a	43.62±1.31^a	44.41±1.07^a	43.04±2.28^b	43.81±2.12^b	44.13±2.42^b

Data represent testis diameter (mm) as (mean±SEM). Different letters within each column in each hormone indicate a significant difference (P<0.05). G1: ginseng 2 g, G2: ginseng 5 g, SSH: spermatogenesis stimulating hormone, ICSH: interstitial cell-stimulating hormone