For this study, 24 Lori-Bakhtiari sheep were selected and divided into four age groups: 1-10 days, 5-8 months, 1-2 years and 3 and more years. In each age group, six animals (3 of each sex) were used. The specimens of eight different skin regions were collected. They were fixed in 10% formaldehyde solution and processed through routine paraffin embedding, cut at 5-7 μm and stained with haematox...

Objective The presence of different missense mutations in sheep breeds have shown that the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1B (BMPR1B), bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) and growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) genes play a vital role in ovulation rate and prolificacy in ewes. Therefore, the present study investigates BMPR1B, BMP15 and GDF9 genes mutations in prolific ewes of Iranian ...

the aim of this study was identification of important factors and their effects on mortality of lori-bakhtiari lambs from birth to weaning. the data set used for statistical analysis were collected from 4991 lambs born between 1370 and 1384 in flock at lori-bakhtiari sheep breeding station. data was modeled using logistic regression. mortality variable as dependent and ewe weight at mating, ewe...

in this research thirty specimens of duodenum of lori-bakhtiari sheep from abattoir were collected. the specimens were selected from male healthy sheep and aged 1 years. after collecting them and determining of three parts of duodenum (cranial, descending and ascending parts), the lengths of them were measured. for histological studies, each part of duodenum divided to two centimeter pieces and...