Study of the relationship between follicle size and some hormonal and ionic components of ovarian follicular fluid with oocyte development in local goats (Capra hircus)

The research was intended for studying the association between follicular size and some hormonal and ionic compounds follicular fluid with oocyte development in the ovaries of local goats (Capra hircus), for the period from September 2020 to March 2021 in the department of Animal Production techniques at Al-Musaib Technical College. 150 genital organs were gathered from adult and non –pregnant female goats (does), which were slaughtered in the Babylon province abattoirs, and transferred to the laboratory within two hours. The ovaries were removed and the follicles were counted and their size measured and divided into three groups according to these measurement, small with a diameter of less than 3mm(< 3 mm), medium with a diameter of 3-5mm, and large with a diameter greater than 5mm(> 5 mm) follicles. The follicular fluid was aspirated for the purpose of retrieval and examination of oocytes and analysis of its compounds. Oocytes diameters were measured. the results showed a highly significant (p