Important metabolic changes occur during transition period of late pregnancy and early lactation to meet increasing energy demands of the growing fetus and for milk production. The aim of this investigation is to present an innovative and non-invasive tool using ewe earwax sample analysis to assess the metabolic profile in ewes during late pregnancy and early lactation. In this work, earwax sam...

information on animal daily forage needs is essential for an estimation of rangeland grazing capacity. accordingly, weight and animal unit equivalent (aue) for each individual class of animal should be determined. live weights of baloochi sheep as based on average live weights of 3 and 4 year old ewes were determined. five herds of baloochi breed sheep were selected for the task. in each herd, ...

Parous ewes were treated orally with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MAP) or melengestrol acetate (MGA), subcutaneously with progesterone, or intra-vaginally with MAP, MGA or progesterone. Treatment was begun on day 8 of an estrous cycle and continued for 17 days. When the ewes were in estrus after progestagen withdrawal, they were inseminated artitlcally and their vulvo-vaginal junctions were lig...

The metabolic effects of a phlorizin-induced drainage of glucose were studied in six lactating ewes with or without peroral alanine drenches in a study of crossover design. Phlorizin gave rise to a small, but significant, elevation of plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate. The plasma level of alanine decreased by about 30% due to the phlorizin injections and alanine was negatively correlated to beta-hydr...

Zinc (Zn) plays an essential role in the human and animal body system. Zinc deficiency might cause many disorders, so it is important to provide a sufficient amount of this microelement in both animals and humans. One of the most important sources of Zn is milk. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Zn can pass through the mammary epithelial cell into milk by a cotransport system w...

Copper (Cu) plays an essential role in the human and animal body system. One of the most important sources of Cu is milk. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of different doses of injection of inorganic Cu and organic Cu as Cu-arginine and Cu-lysine on Cu concentrations of milk in the lactating Zandi’s ewes. This experimental research involved 54 lactating Zandi’s ewes collect...

Georgia Panagi MD, Lia A. Moulopoulos MD, George Dounias Phd, Thomas Maris Phd, Evangelia Panourgias MD, Athanasios Tsakonas MSc, Meletios A. Dimopoulos MD Department of Radiology, General Hospital of Chios “Skilitsion”, Chios Island, Greece Department of Radiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Areteion Hospital, Athens, Greece Department of Business Administration, Business School, Un...

AntunoviC, Z., J. novoSELEC, H. SAuERWEin, M. SpERAndA, M. vEGARA and v. pAviC, 2011. Blood metabolic profile and some of hormones concentration in ewes during different physiological status. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 17: 687-695 The aim of this paper is to determine the influence of physiological status on blood metabolic profile and some of hormones concentration in the blood of ewes. Investigati...