Thermoregulatory responses of ewes to winter shearing in mid- or late-pregnancy [PDF]
Scientific ReportsShearing ewes during mid or late gestation can improve lamb birth weight and vigor. The aim was to compare the thermoregulation and metabolic responses of ewes shorn in mid versus late gestation during winter.
Rodolfo Ungerfeld +4 more
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The Effect of Photoperiodic Conditions on GnRH/LH Secretion in Ewes
Animals, 2022 Secretion of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) displays a circadian pattern. Data concerning differences in daily GnRH/LH secretion during different seasons in sheep are fragmentary.
Dorota Tomaszewska-Zaremba +2 more
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Effects of Implanting Exogenous Melatonin 40 Days before Lambing on Milk and Colostrum Quality
Animals, 2022 The effects of exogenous melatonin implanted before lambing on the quality of colostrum and milk yield were quantified in 715 ewes. Forty days before lambing, 246 ewes (1M) received a melatonin implant; another 137 ewes (2M) received two implants, and ...
Francisco Canto +2 more
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REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF A COMMERCIAL FLOCK OF SUBTROPICAL NEIMI SHEEP IN SAUDI ARABIA [PDF]
Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2000 This study was carried out on a commercial flock of Neimi sheep belonging to Al-Gassim Agric. Company in the mid-region of Saudi Arabia. The work aimed at studying the reproductive performance of this flock under accelerated lambing system. The traits
A. Barghouth,
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Hematological Parameters as Indicators for Litter size and Pregnancy Stage in Awassi Ewes
The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2023 Physiological status and litter size can indeed have a significant impact on ewes' hematological parameters, which are essential indicators of their health.
Neam M Khazaal +2 more
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THE ROLE OF CROSSBREEDING ROMANOV SHEEP WITH SUBTROPICAL RAHMANI BREED IN IMPROVING LAMB PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY [PDF]
Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2001 The performance of pure Romanov (V), Rahmani (R) sheep, F1 crosses (V.R), back crosses to R (R.VR) and cross-bred sheep obtained by inter se mated (R.VR)’ was compared.
H. Metawi,
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DIAGNOSIS OF BRUCELLOSIS IN LACTATING EWES USING MILK-ELISA [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2010 Milk and blood samples collected from 731 lactating ewes were examined for brucellosis using milk-ELISA, serum-ELISA, RBPT, SAT and MRT. Of these ewes, 150 were from brucellosis free sheep flock, which were found negative in all tests used. While, of the
M.M. BASSIONY +3 more
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THE EFFECT OF BODY WEIGHT AND LITTER SIZE ON SOME PRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS AND MILK COMPONENTS OF SHEEP UNDER SEMI – INTENSIVE BREEDING [PDF]
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture, 2019 In the current study, 28 Awassi ewes ( 2 -3 ) years aged were used with their lambs for 12 weeks, to evaluate the effect of ewes body weight BW and Litter size LS on Body weight BW, Body gain BG of lambs, Milk yield MY and milk components of ewes.
Khalid Sultan
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Serum biochemical reference ranges for pregnant sheep
Bioscience Journal, 2021 Late pregnancy is accompanied by dramatic changes in the metabolism of sheep, in which the nutrient requirements increase and the metabolic capacity of ewes is under severe stress due to the rapid foetal growth and development of the mammary gland.
Laura Ferrari Monteiro Varanis +4 more
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Effect of adding carrots as feed supplementation on reproductive performance in Awassi ewes [PDF]
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2022 The present study was designed to estimate the effect of carrots supplementation on reproductive performance in ewes. Thirty Awassi ewes. Ewes were randomly divided into three equal groups, distributed as 10 ewes for each group.
Nawaf N. Dhahir +2 more
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