The ovulation rate, plasma progesterone and estradiol concentration, and litter size of a local ewe breed kept in a barn vs. those kept under an overhead shelter

A herd of sheep (40 heads) was divided into two equal groups: group 1 was kept under an overhead shelter and group 2 in a warm barn. The effect of maintenance on ewe's reproductive performance, corpora lutea and corpora lutea of pregnancy rate, as well as the concentration of plasma progesteron...

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Main Authors: E. Kuźnicka, W. Rant, A. Radzik-Rant, M. Kunowska-Slósarz, M. Balcerak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Archives Animal Breeding
Online Access:http://www.arch-anim-breed.net/59/145/2016/aab-59-145-2016.pdf