The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different forage:concentrate (FC) ratios in dairy ewe diets supplemented with sunflower oil (SO) on animal performance and milk fatty acid (FA) profile, particularly focusing on trans C18:1 FA and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). Sixty lactating Assaf ewes were randomly assigned to 6 treatments in a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement: 3 FC ratios (30:...

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of restricted feeding before puberty on reproduction, lactation and offspring growth performance in replacement ewe lambs over two breeding seasons. At weaning, 41 Dorset ewe lambs were assigned to one of three diets: an ad libitum control diet with medium-quality forage (MQF; 13.3% crude protein (CP), 1.81 Mcal metabolizable energy per kg, 42....

Machine milking efficiency can be summarized as the recuperation of the maximum amount of milk in the shortest amount of time without causing harm to the udder and without any intervention by the milker. This is to say that once the teat cups have been placed on the dairy ewe, the milking machine should be able to quickly remove all of the secreted milk that has accumulated in the udder. Failur...

Suffolk and Targhee ewes (30 each) with single or twin lambs were used in four periods beginning in late gestation and continuing through weaning to evaluate breed differences in milk production, lamb BW, and DMI by ewes and lambs. In Periods 1 (late gestation) and 2 (early lactation), ewes (Period 1) and ewes with lambs (Period 2) were individually penned, fed .45 kg of barley x ewe(-1) x d(-1...

The effect of exogenous oxytocin on milk yield is studied in a series of experiments on the dairy ewe. Experiments I and II. A non-galactokinetic dose (o.oi and 0.5 IU/hr) injected into the carotid artery did not change milk yield. The results do not seem to confirm central oxytocin action on the lactogenic hormonal complex of the hypophysis. Experiments III, IV, V. IV injection of oxytocin (0....

In two experiments, 16 Booroola-Assaf and 35 Assaf ewe-lambs were actively immunized at 5 months of age against recombinant ovine placental lactogen (oPL). At 9 months of age, the ewe-lambs were mated for the first time and then introduced into a frequent mating-system. Anti-oPL antibody titers, reproductive performance, maternal serum levels of oPL during pregnancy, lamb birth weight and milk ...

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementing lactating ewe diets with extruded linseed on the fatty acid (FA) composition of intramuscular and subcutaneous fat depots of suckling lambs. Twenty-four pregnant Churra ewes were divided into two groups based on the milk production, age, body weight and parity, and assigned to one of two treatments. Each ewe of the Co...

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting Listeria monocytogenes antibodies in bovine (n = 35), caprine (n = 27), and ovine (n = 30) milk samples was evaluated by comparison with bacteriological examination. Microtiter plates were coated with proteins obtained from culture supernatant, and antibodies were revealed with a monoclonal antibody able to react with the immunoglobulins belong...

  Background:Chronic active adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) immunization of ewes (with a previous history of immunization) resulted in elevated titres of antibody against ACTH, which induced a reduction in circulating levels of cortisol. Objectives:<span style="color: win...

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are among the major causes of subclinical mastitis in dairy ewe flocks. This has a financially significant impact on sector and consumer health. The determination bacterial count, particularly CNS, is critical terms quantity quality ovine milk. Thus, purpose this study was to quantify CNS count udder surface raw milk samples ewe, addition identifying strai...