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Cui W, Lin C, Liu Y, Qiu Z, Gao W, Wang C, Chen Y, Yang Y. Effect of Controlling Light on Cashmere Growth and Harmful Gas Parameters in Shanbei White Cashmere Goats. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13060995. [PMID: 36978537 PMCID: PMC10044042 DOI: 10.3390/ani13060995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The quality and yield of cashmere closely affect the economic benefits of cashmere goat farming. Studies have shown that controlling light can have an important impact on cashmere but can also affect the concentration of harmful gases. In order to explore the impact of a short photoperiod on the growth of cashmere and harmful gases in goat houses, 130 female (non-pregnant) Shanbei white cashmere goats, aged 4–5 years with similar body weights, were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group, with 65 goats in each group. The dietary nutrition levels of the experimental goats were the same, and completely natural light was used in the control group; the light control group received light for 7 h every day (9:30–16:30), and the rest of the time (16:30–9:30 the next day) they did not receive light. The light control treatment was carried out in a control house, and the gas content was analyzed. It was found that a shortened period of light exposure could increase the annual average cashmere production by 34.5%. The content of each gas has a certain functional relationship with the measurement time period, but at the same time, we found that the content of NH3 also changes seasonally. In summary, the use of shortened light periods when raising cashmere goats can significantly increase cashmere production and quality, but at the same time, it will increase the concentration of harmful gases in the goat barn, and ventilation should be increased to ensure the health of the goats and the air quality in the barn.
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- Wenyuan Cui
- Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
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- Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
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- Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
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- Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
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- Hengshan District Animal Husbandry Bureau, Yulin 719000, China
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- Jilin Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Gongzhuling 136100, China
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- Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
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- Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
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Pérez-Baena I, Jarque-Durán M, Gómez EA, Díaz JR, Peris C. Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:986. [PMID: 33915961 PMCID: PMC8066119 DOI: 10.3390/ani11040986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this work was to improve the growth characteristics of Murciano-Granadina (MG) kids through terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks. Four experiments were carried out, using a total of 354 MG goats, half of which were mated with MG bucks (n = 12) and the other half with Boer bucks (n = 12). The kids were raised in artificial rearing until slaughter weight (9 kg). The birth weight and average daily gain were recorded in crossed kids (n = 197 and 145, respectively) and purebred kids (n = 257 and 169, respectively). Crossed kids presented significant differences (p < 0.001) compared to MG purebred kids in birth weight (+ 24%), mortality in artificial rearing (-37%), average daily gain (+32%) and milk powder conversion rate (-16%). However, the reproductive performance rates of MG goats mated with Boer bucks were slightly worse (pregnancy rate: 78.5% vs. 86.6%, p < 0.05; kidding rate: 62.0% vs. 75.7%; p < 0.01; prolificacy: 1.9 vs. 2.1 kids/parturition), especially when the matings took place in non-breeding season (experiments conducted at latitude 38-39° N). It is concluded that the terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks (those not used to produce replacement kids) could be an interesting option for ethical goat production.
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- Ion Pérez-Baena
- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, Valencian Community, 46022 València, Spain; (I.P.-B.); (M.J.-D.)
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- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, Valencian Community, 46022 València, Spain; (I.P.-B.); (M.J.-D.)
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- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Animal, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Apartado 187, Castellón, Valencian Community, 12400 Segorbe, Spain;
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- Departamento de Tecnología Agroalimentaria, Escuela Politècnica Superior de Orihuela, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel, Km 3.2, Alicante, Valencian Community, 03312 Orihuela, Spain;
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- Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, Valencian Community, 46022 València, Spain; (I.P.-B.); (M.J.-D.)
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Alexandre G, Rodriguez L, Arece J, Delgadillo J, Garcia GW, Habermeier K, Almeida AM, Fanchone A, Gourdine JL, Archimède H. Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective. Trop Anim Health Prod 2021; 53:111. [PMID: 33432505 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02537-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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With global climate changes currently occurring, and particularly given the severe energy and food shortages occurring throughout tropical regions, agroecological (AE) systems are drawing renewed attention as an efficient alternative to intensive models of production, particularly unsuitable in regions of the world such as the Caribbean or Latin America. There is a pressing need to focus on livestock farming systems (LFS) and characterize their potential contributions to global sustainability. A multidisciplinary approach is needed to address these multiple and complex problems. Traditionally, LFS have shown their sustainability high potential. The purpose of this work is to highlight solutions to minimize inputs, by describing some success and diverse case studies through the Caribbean. These systems were analyzed at different levels: animal/function, farm/family, and territory/society. This produced a set of guidelines that help to increase the efficiency of tropical systems, particularly those concerned with (1) choosing the best-suited genotypes, while enhancing population biodiversity; (2) matching the farming system to the available resources, feed, and by-products; (3) steering the whole farming system through reproduction management with no hormonal treatment, while facilitating system reproducibility and increasing performances; (4) controlling health constraints instead of annihilating risks and implement an integrated management design to reduce chemical treatments or increase the use of nutraceuticals; and (5) mitigating climate constraints by using soft techniques. In the second part of this work, some integrated systems are described. The Tosoly farm of Colombia, for instance, is conceived as a totally integrated crop-livestock system, allowing the additional production of energy at the farm level. Thus, it epitomizes the positive impact that livestock can exert upon the environment. The case study of Haiti indicates how AE practices can help in designing a pro-poor sustainable milk production system. It concerns an entire dairy sector built all over the country on the basis of micro-units of milk production and processing.
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- Gisele Alexandre
- INRA, UR143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, France.
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- Estación Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes "Indio Hatuey", Universidad de Matanzas "Camilo Cienfuegos", CP 44280, Matanzas, Cuba
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- Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Caprina, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, C.P. 27054, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
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- The Open Tropical Forage-Animal Production Laboratory, Department of Food Production, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Plateforme d'Agroécologie et de Développement Durable (PADED)-Misereor, 10, impasse Basilic, Delmas 65, Haiti
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- LEAF, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda, Lisbon, Portugal
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- INRA, UR143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, France
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- INRA, UR143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, France
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- INRA, UR143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, 97170 Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, France
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Diaz D, Rosiles RJ, Urias-Castro CJ, Rodriguez-Gaxiola MA, Gaxiola SM, Montero-Pardo A. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of reproductive management practices used to induce resumption of ovarian cyclical activity in anestrous does. Prev Vet Med 2019; 169:104709. [PMID: 31311634 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Reproductive management practices that use hormones, sociosexual biostimulation, nutritional management, or abiotic factors are used to induce the resumption of reproduction in anestrous does. However, their overall efficacy remains uncertain; therefore, the identification of evidence-based management recommendations to manipulate anestrous in goats is important. Electronic databases were searched to retrieve reports on studies using interventions based on hormonal, sociosexual, nutritional, and abiotic factors. Only experimental studies in which a group of anestrous does was treated and compared against an untreated group were included. Estrus, ovulation, and pregnancy were primary outcomes, whereas the onset of estrus after treatment, the ovulation rate, and the number of anovulatory days were secondary outcomes. Odds ratio (OR) and mean differences were used to synthesize pooled data, and random effects models were used to calculate them. Seventy studies involving 3974 goats met the inclusion criteria. Unclear risk of bias for random sequence generation and allocation concealment predominated across studies. Pooled data for hormonal, sociosexual, and abiotic interventions showed a significant, though variable, increase in estrus (OR range 7.15-144.80), ovulation (OR range 6.08-56.95), and pregnancy (OR range 3.94-30.8). Hormonal treatments significantly reduced the onset of estrus, whereas abiotic interventions failed to reduce the number of anovulatory days. Secondary outcomes were not assessed in trials using sociosexual approaches. Finally, except for pregnancy, no significant efficacy was observed for studies using nutritional management. In conclusion, reproductive management practices using sociosexual approaches showed the highest efficacy for restoring reproductive activity in anestrous does.
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- Daniel Diaz
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad (C3), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, 04510, México; Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán Rosales 82260, Sinaloa, México.
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- Departamento de Nutrición Animal y Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, México.
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán Rosales 82260, Sinaloa, México.
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán Rosales 82260, Sinaloa, México.
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán Rosales 82260, Sinaloa, México.
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán Rosales 82260, Sinaloa, México.
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El-Tarabany MS, El-Tarabany AA, Atta MA. Effect of season on hormonal profile and some biochemical parameters at different stages of estrous cycles in Baladi goats. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2018.1440775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Mahmoud S. El-Tarabany
- Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Biological Applications Department, Radioisotopes Applications Division, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biological Applications Department, Radioisotopes Applications Division, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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Zarazaga L, Gatica M, Hernández H, Chemineau P, Delgadillo J, Guzmán J. Photoperiod-treated bucks are equal to melatonin-treated bucks for inducing reproductive behaviour and physiological functions via the “male effect” in Mediterranean goats. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 202:58-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The reproductive response to the male effect of 7- or 10-month-old female goats is improved when photostimulated males are used. Animal 2019; 13:1658-1665. [PMID: 30621806 PMCID: PMC6639721 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731118003397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The exposure of adult, female, Mediterranean goats during anoestrus to males with induced sexual activity via photostimulation, induces a very high percentage of ovulations. The present work examines the ability of photostimulated bucks to improve the male effect-induced reproductive response of young does over that induced by non-stimulated bucks. A 2×2 factorial experiment was designed, consisting of doe age and buck photoperiod treatments. During seasonal anoestrus, 41 does aged 7 (n=19) or 10 (n=22) months were subjected to the male effect on 10 April; half of each group was exposed to males rendered sexually active by prior exposure to 3 months of long days (16 h of light/day) from 31 October (PHOTO bucks), and half to males maintained under the natural photoperiod (CONTROL bucks). Oestrous activity was recorded daily by direct visual observation of the marks left by male-worn marking harnesses over the 32 days following the bringing of the sexes together (introduction). Doe body weight and body condition were determined weekly. Ovulation was detected by measuring plasma progesterone concentrations twice per week over the 3 weeks after introduction. The ovulation rate was assessed by transrectal ultrasonography. Fecundity, fertility, prolificacy and productivity were also determined. The interaction doe age × buck photoperiod treatment had no effect on any outcome. The percentage of females showing ovulation or oestrus was higher in the does exposed to PHOTO bucks (85% v. 43% for those exposed to CONTROL bucks) they also showed higher fertility (75% v. 43%) and productivity (1.05±0.17 v. 0.57±0.16 kids born per doe serviced) (all P values at least P<0.05). The 10-month-old group showed higher percentage of females showing ovulation, oestrus, fertility and productivity than the 7-month-old does after the male effect (females showing ovulation: 82% v. 42%; showing oestrus: 73% v. 42%; fertility: 73% v. 42% and productivity: 1.09±0.17 v. 0.47±0.14 goat kids born per doe serviced; respectively, all P values at least P<0.05). The present results show that the use of photostimulated males improves the reproductive performance of 7- and 10-month-old does, and may contribute towards increasing their productivity and lifetime reproductive performance.
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El-Tarabany AA, Atta MA, El-Tarabany MS. Impact of breeding season on hormonal profile and some biochemical parameters at different stages of pregnancy in Baladi goats. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2018.1543637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Akram A. El-Tarabany
- Biological Applications Department, Radioisotopes Applications Division, NRC, Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biological Applications Department, Radioisotopes Applications Division, NRC, Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt
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Muñoz A, Bedos M, Aroña R, Flores J, Hernández H, Moussu C, Briefer E, Chemineau P, Keller M, Delgadillo J. Efficiency of the male effect with photostimulated bucks does not depend on their familiarity with goats. Physiol Behav 2016; 158:137-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chasles M, Chesneau D, Moussu C, Delgadillo JA, Chemineau P, Keller M. Sexually active bucks are efficient to stimulate female ovulatory activity during the anestrous season also under temperate latitudes. Anim Reprod Sci 2016; 168:86-91. [PMID: 27006331 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Goats are seasonal breeders and photoperiod is the main cue controlling the onset and offset of the breeding season. Nevertheless introducing a sexually active buck in a group of females during anestrous can stimulate their reproductive function and induce ovulation. This "male-effect" is very efficient under subtropical latitudes, when using sexually active males previously stimulated by a photoperiodic treatment. However, there is less evidence of its feasibility under temperate latitudes where the more important variation in day length could be responsible for a stronger inhibition of female sexual activity. The aim of this study was therefore to determine whether intense sexual activity can be induced in alpine bucks during the non-breeding season by a long-day treatment under temperate latitude and if these males could be used to produce an efficient male-effect. Bucks (n=21) were divided in two groups, one submitted to a photoperiodic treatment from November 1st to January 15th and then switched to natural photoperiod, while the other group remained entirely under the natural photoperiod. The ones submitted to this light treatment exhibit higher testicular volume and testosterone level 6 weeks after the end of the treatment. At the end of March, bucks were used to stimulate anestrous does (n=41) continuously for 15 days. We showed that (a) light treatment was efficient to induce an increase of sexual activity in bucks and (b) that the introduction of stimulated bucks among females induced a significantly higher proportion of ovulation in anestrous does than control bucks (86% vs 5%). Our results indicate that under temperate latitudes induction of ovulation in females during the anestrous season is feasible using bucks treated with long-days during winter.
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- Manon Chasles
- INRA, UMR 85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Centre de recherche Val-de-Loire, Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR 7247, Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- INRA, UMR 85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Centre de recherche Val-de-Loire, Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR 7247, Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- INRA, UMR 85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Centre de recherche Val-de-Loire, Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR 7247, Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- Centro de Investigacíon en Reproducción Caprina, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Torreón, Cohauila, Mexico
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- INRA, UMR 85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Centre de recherche Val-de-Loire, Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR 7247, Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- INRA, UMR 85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Centre de recherche Val-de-Loire, Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR 7247, Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France.
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Cox JF, Jeria E, Bocic A, Soto-Saravia R, Dorado J, Saravia F. Characterization of the productive performance of Highlander sheep in Southern Chile. I. Female reproductive traits. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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