Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands

Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands

This research was conducted at the La Raya experiment station, Cusco, Peru (4200 m elevation, 15°S latitude, and 70°W longitude) using 60 Corriedale, and 60 Criollo ewes during three consecutive years (April 1981 - March 1984). Age, and weight at puberty, age at physical maturity, and the effects of...

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Main Author: Matheus, Pedro Walter Bravo
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 1986
Subjects:
Body Weight
Puberty
Estrus
Ovulation
Corriedale
Criollo Sheep
Southern Peruvian Highlands
Animal Sciences
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spelling ndltd-UTAHS-oai-digitalcommons.usu.edu-etd-51312019-10-13T05:39:08Z Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands Matheus, Pedro Walter Bravo This research was conducted at the La Raya experiment station, Cusco, Peru (4200 m elevation, 15°S latitude, and 70°W longitude) using 60 Corriedale, and 60 Criollo ewes during three consecutive years (April 1981 - March 1984). Age, and weight at puberty, age at physical maturity, and the effects of breed, age (physically immature and mature), year, and month were measured on body weight, incidence of estrus, and incidence and rate of ovulation. There was a significant difference (P.05). Even though Criollo e wes weighed less than Corriedale, they attained puberty earlier, and showed less seasonality in estrus and ovulated throughout the year than the Corriedale. 1986-05-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4099 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5131&context=etd Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact Andrew Wesolek (andrew.wesolek@usu.edu). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations DigitalCommons@USU Body Weight Puberty Estrus Ovulation Corriedale Criollo Sheep Southern Peruvian Highlands Animal Sciences
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topic Body Weight
Puberty
Estrus
Ovulation
Corriedale
Criollo Sheep
Southern Peruvian Highlands
Animal Sciences
spellingShingle Body Weight
Puberty
Estrus
Ovulation
Corriedale
Criollo Sheep
Southern Peruvian Highlands
Animal Sciences
Matheus, Pedro Walter Bravo
Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands
description This research was conducted at the La Raya experiment station, Cusco, Peru (4200 m elevation, 15°S latitude, and 70°W longitude) using 60 Corriedale, and 60 Criollo ewes during three consecutive years (April 1981 - March 1984). Age, and weight at puberty, age at physical maturity, and the effects of breed, age (physically immature and mature), year, and month were measured on body weight, incidence of estrus, and incidence and rate of ovulation. There was a significant difference (P.05). Even though Criollo e wes weighed less than Corriedale, they attained puberty earlier, and showed less seasonality in estrus and ovulated throughout the year than the Corriedale.
author Matheus, Pedro Walter Bravo
author_facet Matheus, Pedro Walter Bravo
author_sort Matheus, Pedro Walter Bravo
title Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands
title_short Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands
title_full Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands
title_fullStr Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands
title_full_unstemmed Factors Affecting Puberty, Estrus and Ovulation in Corriedale and Criollo Sheep of the Southern Peruvian Highlands
title_sort factors affecting puberty, estrus and ovulation in corriedale and criollo sheep of the southern peruvian highlands
publisher DigitalCommons@USU
publishDate 1986
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