Ovarian activity of Yankasa Sheep using abattoir specimens

Ovarian activity of Yankasa Sheep using abattoir specimens

Seventy-five pairs of ovaries from Yankasa Sheep aged 1 1 2 to 3 years were collected from a Zaria abattoir for 12 months, to study the ovarian activity. It was observed that ovarian activity in Yankasa sheep was year-round with maximum activity occurring during the rainy and pre-rain seasons. These...

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Veröffentlicht in:Theriogenology 1985-02, Vol.23 (2), p.263-272
Hauptverfasser: Hambolu, J.O., Ojo, S.A., Jamdar, M.N., Molokwu, E.C.I.
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Sprache:eng
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ovarian activity
sheep
Yankasa
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Zusammenfassung:Seventy-five pairs of ovaries from Yankasa Sheep aged 1 1 2 to 3 years were collected from a Zaria abattoir for 12 months, to study the ovarian activity. It was observed that ovarian activity in Yankasa sheep was year-round with maximum activity occurring during the rainy and pre-rain seasons. These periods of maximum ovarian activity might be caused by the availability of pasture during the rainy and pre-rain seasons, since Nigerian sheep obtain most of their food by grazing available pasture.
ISSN:0093-691X
1879-3231
DOI:10.1016/0093-691X(85)90029-9