Body weight, oestrous and ovarian activity in local Burundian ewes and goats after parturition in the dry season

Jean Ntahombaye Mbayahaga, Robert Mandiki, Jean-Loup Bister, Raymond Paquay (Editor)

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Abstract

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
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)289-300
Number of pages12
JournalAnimal Reproduction Science
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

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