Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
ISSN: Online 1993-601XISSN: Print 1680-5593
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.
How to cite this article:
Ebru Emsen , A. Carlos and Gimenez Diaz . Melengesterol Acetate (MGA) Induced Puberty
in Awassi Ewe Lambs.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/javaa.2005.570.571
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1680-5593/javaa.2005.570.571