TY - JOUR
T1 - Body weight, oestrous and ovarian activity in local Burundian ewes and goats after parturition in the dry season
AU - Mbayahaga, Jean Ntahombaye
AU - Mandiki, Robert
AU - Bister, Jean-Loup
A2 - Paquay, Raymond
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - To compare body weight losses and post-partum anoestrus, twelve local Burundian ewes and twelve goats which had lambed or kidded at the middle of the dry season were followed from parturition until eight months. Each dam was weighed every month and bled three times a week to assess the ovarian activity resumption by plasma progesterone (P4) profiles. For the two species, the body weight decreased significantly (P
AB - To compare body weight losses and post-partum anoestrus, twelve local Burundian ewes and twelve goats which had lambed or kidded at the middle of the dry season were followed from parturition until eight months. Each dam was weighed every month and bled three times a week to assess the ovarian activity resumption by plasma progesterone (P4) profiles. For the two species, the body weight decreased significantly (P
U2 - 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00063-3
DO - 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00063-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0378-4320
VL - 51
SP - 289
EP - 300
JO - Animal Reproduction Science
JF - Animal Reproduction Science
IS - 4
ER -