EFFECT OF PRE- AND POST-MATING VITAMINS AD3E TREATMENT ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF AWASSI EWES

This study was designed to investigate the influence of pre-estrus (PE) synchronization and post-mating (PM) vitamins AD3E treatment on reproductive performance Awassi ewes raised at four Iraqi provinces. Seventy six were randomly divided within each province into two groups. The first group (n=15, except for Karbala, n= 11) im injected with five injections (150 IU / dose), biweekly interval. 1st injection 1.5 months PM, while 2nd 3rd time progestagen-impregnated vaginal sponges insertion. 4th sponge’s removal, whereas 5th 14 days PM. control (n=5) intramuscularly 5 ml normal saline similar periods. groups exhibited higher (P≤0.01) fertility conception rates as compared in Al-Najaf Karbala Higher lambing rate liter size noticed than those all In conclusion, vitamin improved ewes.