Effect of lambing season on ewe’s colostrum composition

The Effect of Post-Mating Progesterone Supplement on Pregnancy and Lambing Rates of Ewes Bred Out-of-season

The objective of this experiment was to determine whether post-mating progesterone (P4) supplement improves pregnancy and lambing rates in ewes bred during the seasonal anestrous period. In June, 39 synchronized to estrus Awassi ewes were allowed with four harnessed fertile rams immediately following CIDR-G device removal (day 0 and 0 hour). Five days following ram introduction, ewes were rando...

The Impact of Season, Parity, and Volume of Colostrum on Holstein Dairy Cows Colostrum Composition

The objectives of the study were to assess colostrum quality and nutrients in dairy cows in Isfahan, Iran, and to determine the effects of calving season, parity, and volume of first colostrum on colostrum quality. Colostrum samples were collected over the period January-December, from 365 Holstein dairy cows from 12 dairy farms and analyzed for their IgG, IgM, total solids, fat, protein, lacto...

Effect of early weaning and hormone treatments on induction of estrus, conception and lambing of fall-lambing Karakul ewes.

The effects of early weaning and exogenous hormones on postpartum estrus, conception and lambing performance were evaluated with 124 fall-lambed Karakul ewes. The broad outline of the experiment consisted of two lactation periods (nursing for 48 hr or 60 days postpartum) and four hormone treatment groups as follows: (1) a single injection of 2 mg estradiol-17/3 on day 4 postpartum and on the sa...

Effect of season of lambing and suckling on ovarian activity and postpartum conception

Effect of short-term progestogen treatment on induction of estrus and lambing in anestrous ewes.

Two-hundred-fifty-six crossbred and Targhee ewes which lambed in February and March were randomly assigned to a 38or 73-day postpartum weaning group and within weaning group to a control, an 8or a 16-day progestogen treatment. Treatment was an intravaginal progestogen pessary for 7 days after weaning or for 15 days beginning 8 days before weaning with a 10 mg injection of progesterone on the da...