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Blood and testis samples collected for analysis after 30\u2009days of treatment. The results indicated that, compared with the CON group, BCR significantly decreased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) the serum concentrations of prolactin, and significantly increased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) the levels of testosterone and luteinizing hormone (LH) on day 30. The serum level of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) was not affected (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05) by the treatment. The mean seminiferous tubule diameter and spermatogenic epithelium thickness were increased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) in the BCR group. Subsequently, we performed RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis to identify the key genes and pathways associated with the regulation of spermatogenesis or testosterone secretion function. A total of 142 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified (91 were upregulated, 51 were downregulated). Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) revealed that the DEGs were mainly involved in the extracellular matrix (ECM), hippo, and steroid hormone biosynthesis, which are related to testicular function. The expression of the genes <jats:italic>SULT2B1<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>CYP3A24<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>CYP3A74<\/jats:italic> in the steroid hormone biosynthesis pathway significantly increased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) in the BCR group, which was validated by qRT-PCR. 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