M.B. Ferguson and B.A. McGregor PIRVic (Primary Industries Research Victoria), Department of Primary Industries, Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Victoria 3300, Australia PIRVic (Primary Industries Research Victoria) Department of Primary Industries, 475 Mickleham Rd, Attwood, Victoria 3049, Australia ________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Genetic im...

three generations of women (3570 daughters, 1148 mothers and 131 grandmothers) from tehran, iran have been studied for menarcheal age. the results show that the age of onset of menarche has decreased in the present generation- 13.599, compared to 13.690 and 13.870 years, amount their mothers and grandmothers, respectively. these results, when compared with results obtained concerning the other ...

Data from 1279 lactations of 783 Alpine and Saanen goats of the herd of our university in Minas Gerais, Brazil, were used to study environmental effects on and to estimate genetic parameters for milk production until 270 days of lactation (MP270) and for production and percentages of fat (PFAT and %FAT), protein (PPROT and %PROT), lactose (PLACT and %LACT), and total dry extract (PEXTR an...

The effects of fetal number (single or twin) on blood glucose and plasma NEFA during pregnancy and around parturition were studied on ten Alpine × Beetal crossbred goats in their first to third lactation. The animals were divided in-groups 1(carrying single fetus, n=4) and 2(twin fetus, n=6). The samples were drawn on day1 after estrus and then at 14 days interval (fortnight) for 10 fortnights....