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Accelerating puberty in Rahmani ewe lambs born in autmn and winter by GnRH injection

Research Abstract
The experiment examined the effect of body weight, season of birth and GnRH injection i.v. (5 ug/kg body weight/animal 2-h intervals for 24 hours) on age at puberty and p4 concentration in 10 Rhamni ewe lambs six months of age with mean body weight 19.88 ± 0.78 kg. This study started on June 20, 2001 and continued until the expected time of puberty in the Farm of Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar university, Assiut. The ewe lambs were divided at random into two equal groups. The first group included three lambs born in autumn and two ewe lambs born in winter and this group was considered as control (Ctrl). The second group also involved three ewe lambs born in autumn and two ewe lambs born in winter and this group was treated by GnRH i.v. injection and considered as treated ewe lambs (Tr.). After GnRH injection , two fertile rams were allowed to remain with each group for half an hour/day for estrous detection. All ewe lambs were fed the same ration with 11 % crude protein and 12 % ash. Each animal was given 750 g dry matter/daily of the ration which consisted of yellow corn , wheat straw, wheat bran and decorticated cotton seed meal. Green fodder, water and mineral blocks were freely available throughout the experiment. Blood samples were collected from the ewe lambs starting from June 20,2002 and the expected time of puberty . Blood (5 ml) was drawn from the jugular vein twice a week. Blood serum was separated and stored at -20 oC until assayed for P4. When the P4 concentration reached the peak for the first time over 1.0 ng/ml blood serum, this was taken as the occurrence of puberty. Results indicated that the difference between body weight of ewe lambs treated with GnRH and the Ctrl. Lacked significance. The overall mean of Rahmani body weight at puberty represented 38-42 % of the adult body weight . There was no significant difference between the two groups in age at puberty. Most treated lambs displayed higher P4 concentration than control lambs. Season of birth had also a highly significant effect (P0.01) on P4 concentration. The first peak of serum P4 (over 1.0 ng/ml) concentrations occurred 99 days after the beginning of GnRH treatment, while the second peak of over 1.0 ng/ml) concentration occurred 90 days after the first peak of P4. Treated lambs born in winter achieved the first peak of P4 concentration much earlier than control lambs born in autumn. So, GnRH was more effective in lambs born in winter than those born in autumn in accelerating the time of puberty in Rahmani ewe lambs
Research Authors
Anas A. Salem, Salem Fahmy and A.A. Ali
Research Department
Research Journal
Proceedings of the 13th conference of the Egyptian Society of Anim. Prod., 10-11 December, 2006, Cairo, Egypt, 129-140.
Research Pages
129-140
Research Publisher
ESAP
Research Rank
2
Research Website
ESAP
Research Year
2006

relative merits of pedigree selection or grain yield of bread wheat under drought stress and sensitivity to environements

Research Authors
Mahdy,R.E. ,B.R.Bahkeet ,K.A.kheralla ,A.A.ismail,2012
Research Department
Research Journal
Assiut J.Agric.Scie.
Research Member
Abdel-Azim Ahmed Ismail Soltan
Research Pages
55-72
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
43
Research Year
2012

relative merits of pedigree selection or grain yield of bread wheat under drought stress and sensitivity to environements

Research Authors
Mahdy,R.E. ,B.R.Bahkeet ,K.A.kheralla ,A.A.ismail,2012
Research Department
Research Journal
Assiut J.Agric.Scie.
Research Pages
55-72
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
43
Research Year
2012

relative merits of pedigree selection or grain yield of bread wheat under drought stress and sensitivity to environements

Research Authors
Mahdy,R.E. ,B.R.Bahkeet ,K.A.kheralla ,A.A.ismail,2012
Research Department
Research Journal
Assiut J.Agric.Scie.
Research Member
Research Pages
55-72
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
43
Research Year
2012

relative merits of pedigree selection or grain yield of bread wheat under drought stress and sensitivity to environements

Research Authors
Mahdy,R.E. ,B.R.Bahkeet ,K.A.kheralla ,A.A.ismail,2012
Research Department
Research Journal
Assiut J.Agric.Scie.
Research Member
Research Pages
55-72
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
43
Research Year
2012

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Research Authors
METWALLY, M.A.
Research Department
Research Journal
Egyptian J. of Animal Production,41, Suppl. Issue, Nov. (2004):423-436.
Research Pages
423-436.
Research Publisher
Egyptian J. of Animal Production,41, Suppl. Issue, Nov. (2004):423-436.
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
Egyptian J. of Animal Production,41, Suppl. Issue, Nov. (2004):423-436.
Research Year
2004

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Research Authors
MAKLED,M.N; METWALLY,M.A. and SOLIMAN, I.A.
Research Department
Research Journal
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Pages
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005),
Research Publisher
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Rank
3
Research Vol
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Year
2005

IMPACT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DIETARY MULTIENZYMES SUPPLEMENT ON CALIFORNIA RABBIT PERFORMANCE.



تأثير المستويات المختلفة من مخلوط الأنزيمات كإضافة للغذاء على الأداء الإنتاجي لأرانب الكاليفورنيا

Research Authors
MAKLED,M.N; METWALLY,M.A. and SOLIMAN, I.A.
Research Department
Research Journal
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Pages
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005),
Research Publisher
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Rank
3
Research Vol
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Year
2005

IMPACT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DIETARY MULTIENZYMES SUPPLEMENT ON CALIFORNIA RABBIT PERFORMANCE.



تأثير المستويات المختلفة من مخلوط الأنزيمات كإضافة للغذاء على الأداء الإنتاجي لأرانب الكاليفورنيا

Research Authors
MAKLED,M.N; METWALLY,M.A. and SOLIMAN, I.A.
Research Department
Research Journal
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Pages
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005),
Research Publisher
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Rank
3
Research Vol
3rd International Poultry Conference 4-7 Apr. (2005), Hurghada-Egypt.
Research Year
2005



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Research Authors
Metwally,M.A1., and Moustafa M.M.2
1Poultry Prod. Dept. Fac. Of Agric. Assiut Univ. EGYPT
2Animal and Poultry Research Institute. Malawi Research Station. Ministry of Agric. EGYPT
Research Department
Research Journal
The 7th International Poultry Conference(7th IPC) held in Red sea in the east of Egypt at the 3 – 6 November 2014. (Ain Sokna)
Research Pages
The 7th International Poultry Conference(7th IPC) held
Research Publisher
The 7th International Poultry Conference(7th IPC) held in Red sea in the east of Egypt at the 3 – 6 November 2014. (Ain Sokna)
Research Rank
3
Research Vol
The 7th International Poultry Conference(7th IPC) held in Red sea in the east of Egypt at the 3 – 6 November 2014. (Ain Sokna)
Research Year
2014
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