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Impact of Pre-pubertal Growth Rate on Pubertal Characteristics of Sohagi Ewe Lambs

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of pre-pubertal growth rate on pubertal characteristics of Sohagi ewe lambs. Thirty of Sohagi ewes lambs at 6-7 months of age were divided into three equal groups (n=10 per each group) according to its previous growth rate from birth to 6 months of age, groups marked as fast, medium and low growing. All groups were housed in closed barns with access to an open area and got their nutritional requirements depending on their growth stage. Results show that the pubertal characteristics of Sohagi ewe lambs at puberty were significantly affected (P<0.05) by the pre-pubertal growth rate. Ewe lambs in the fast-growing group were achieved to onset puberty firstly at 235 days on average then ewe lambs in the medium and low-growing group (242.6 and 269.4 days, respectively). Ewe lambs in the fast-growing group were the heaviest at puberty than ewe lambs in the medium and low-growing group (26.4 vs. 23.7 and 22.4 kg, respectively). Blood‎ progesterone‎ concentration was not significantly different among ewe lambs groups (1.419± 0.04 ng/ml on average, ranged from 1.203 to 1.737 ng/ml). In conclusion, results showed that the pre-pubertal growth rate of ewe lambs is one of the most influential factors affecting the development of puberty characteristics.

DOI

10.21608/jappmu.2021.149443

Keywords

Sohagi ewe lambs, age and weight at puberty, pre-pubertal growth rate, progesterone concentration

Authors

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Mohamed

Last Name

Elaref

MiddleName

Youssef

Affiliation

Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

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mohammed.youssef@agr.sohag.edu.eg

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Sohag

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0000-0001-5607-850X

First Name

G.

Last Name

Solouma

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

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First Name

Doaa

Last Name

Abdel-latef

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A.

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Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

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doaaahmed32@yahoo.com

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0000-0002-2429-4862

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12

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1

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20359

Issue Date

2021-01-01

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2021-02-17

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2021-01-01

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15

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17

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2090-3642

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2090-3723

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Journal of Animal and Poultry Production

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Impact of Pre-pubertal Growth Rate on Pubertal Characteristics of Sohagi Ewe Lambs

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22 Jan 2023