The Effects of Exogen Hormone Treatment During the Anoestrus Period on Fertiliyin Crossbred Ewes Carrying Booroola Genes (F and f)

Authors

BELGİN ÖZTÜRK
AYHAN ELİÇİN

DOI

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Abstract

In this study, the effects of progestagen and different doses of PMSG (250 I.U and 400 I.U) treatment on pregnancy, lambing and multiple birth rates in Border Leicester x Booroola (Ff) x Merinos and Border Lecister x Booroola (ff) x Merinos ewes in the anoestrus cycle were examined. It was found that in ewes with Ff genotype, 250 I.U PMSG dose had a positive but nonsignificant effect on the pregnancy rate and it was significant (p

Keywords

Booroola Merino, PMSG, reproductive traits.

First Page

615

Last Page

620

Recommended Citation

ÖZTÜRK, BELGİN and ELİÇİN, AYHAN (1999) "The Effects of Exogen Hormone Treatment During the Anoestrus Period on Fertiliyin Crossbred Ewes Carrying Booroola Genes (F and f)," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 23: No. 6, Article 15. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol23/iss6/15