The influence of body weight at breeding on reproductive response to one and two artificial inseminations (AI) of fresh extended semen was assessed in 195 crossbred ewe lambs selected for early breeding and compared with 159 adult ewes, all housed indoors in a controlled environment. In six trials, ewe lambs and adult ewes in progestogen-induced estrus were inseminated 55 to 57 h after sponge r...

This study was conducted to evaluate changes in composition of whey proteins of Czech White Short-haired goat and East Friesian ewe milk and their comparison throughout lactation. Some differences in composition between ewe and goat milk were found. The results showed that the mean total protein (%), whey protein (g/100 g), and β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg, g/100 g) contents of goat milk were 2.75, 0....

1. The effect of several beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs on the pregnant ewe and foetus were studied. Bunolol, butidrine, oxprenolol, propranolol and USVP65-24 all crossed the ovine placenta and produced a beta-adrenoceptor blockade in the ovine foetus. AH3474, AY21011 and sotalol did not cross the ovine placenta as assessed by the absence of a beta-blockade in the foetus when these compounds ...

Breeding ewes to lamb at 1 yr of age can improve profitability for some production systems. The first objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of age and weight at breeding and total postweaning weight gain on reproductive performance of ewe lambs. The second objective was to compare the effects of weight and age variables in four major sheep breeds (Columbia, Polypay, Rambouillet, an...

this experiment was carried out to compare the effects of treated and untreated wheat straw with pleurotus florida on ewe feed intake, nutrient digestibility, and ewe body condition score (bcs) after parturition. thirty kermani ewes with an average weight of 48 ± 3.05 kg and about four years old were used in this experiment. synchronization of estrus in sheep has been achieved with the use of i...

Space availability is essential to grant the welfare of animals. To determine the effect of space availability on movement and space use in pregnant ewes (Ovis aries), 54 individuals were studied during the last 11 weeks of gestation. Three treatments were tested (1, 2, and 3 m2/ewe; 6 ewes/group). Ewes' positions were collected for 15 minutes using continuous scan samplings two days/week. Tota...

Puberty: For the gilt and filly, the first corpus luteum (CL) appears to have a normal lifespan. For both species, first CL usually is associated with estrus but can form in the absence of estrus. For the ewe and cow, a transient (1 to 4 d, ewe; 3 to 10 d, cow) rise and fall of ovarian derived progesterone (P4) is detected in peripheral blood (80% of ewes; 50% of heifers) prior to first "normal...