Effects of melatonin treatment on milk traits, reproductive performance and immune response in Sarda dairy sheep
| Autor: | Luisa Pulinas, Giovanni Cosso, Daniele Vigo, Sebastiano Luridiana, Vincenzo Carcangiu, Maria Consuelo Mura, Giulio Curone |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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milk traits
040301 veterinary sciences 0402 animal and dairy science Physiology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Melatonin treatment Biology reproductive activity biology.organism_classification SF1-1100 040201 dairy & animal science melatonin treatment scc Animal culture 0403 veterinary science Melatonin Immune system medicine Animal Science and Zoology Sarda sarda ewes medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 632-639 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1828-051X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1828051x.2021.1904796 |
| Popis: | In ruminants, the role of melatonin in the control of reproductive seasonality is well reported, but it is still little known about its action on milk traits and on the immune system. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of melatonin on milk yield and composition, somatic cell count (SCC), some cytokine blood concentration and reproductive resumption in sheep. One hundred lactating sheep were allocated to two groups (of 50 sheep each), M (treated with melatonin) and C (controls), and exposed to the rams for 50 d. Time period in days from ram introduction to lambing (TRIL) and litter size were recorded. Every 15 d, from 1 March to 30 April, the individual daily milk yield was registered and milk composition and SCC, were analysed. The levels of Interleukin 2 and 6 (IL-2 and 6) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (Tnf-α) were evaluated every 15 d. The highest fertility rate (p |
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