@article{MAKHILLJAVA200546840,
    title = {Melengesterol Acetate (MGA) Induced Puberty 
in Awassi Ewe Lambs},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {4},
    number = {6},
    pages = {570-571},
    year = {2005},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2005.570.571},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2005.570.571},
    author = {Ebru Emsen,A. Carlos and},
    keywords = {Puberty induction,MGA,Awassi},
    abstract = {An experiment was designed to investigate the ovarian activity by which progestin administration induces puberty in Awassi ewe lambs. Prepubertal lambs were fed to provide approximately 0.125 mg/ewe lamb MGA twice daily for a 12 d period (MGA; n = 14) or to serve as untreated controls (CONT; n = 14). Laparoscopic examinations of ovaries were conducted on days 7 and 8 after last MGA feeding. The percentage of ewes having active ovary on days 7 and 8 d after last MGA feeding was significantly higher (p<0.05) for treated (56%) than for control ewes (11%). We suggest that MGA withdrawal accelerates follicle growth to the preovulatory stage and puberty was able to be induced in 9 months old Awassi ewe lambs with MGA treatment for 12 days.}
    }