Effect of Using Melatonin Implants on Postpartum Reproductive Indices in Tigaia Sheep Breed

Autor: Ioan Padeanu, Sorin Voia, Dinu Gavojdian, Călin Mircu, Constantin Pascal, Maria Sauer, Vasile Rău, Iulian Fratila
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, Vol 45, Iss 2, Pp 462-462 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1841-9364
2344-4576
Popis: Investigations were carried out in a commercial farm from Turnu, Arad County, on a number of 110 indigenous adult ewes from the Tigaia breed. It is estimated by some authors that administration of subcutaneous melatonin implants during a period of 30 days, in lactating or dry ewes, would improve the reproductive performances in some sheep breeds. Subcutaneous melatonin implants (Melovin) were inserted to the ewes in doses of 18 mg. Current research, emphasized treated that from indigenous Tigaia breed, can be obtained superior reproduction indexes if the animals are treated with melatonin implants with 35 days before the mating season, differences from the untreated group being significantly (p
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