Short-term grazing of lucerne and chicory increases ovulation rate in synchronised Merino ewes.
Summary of "Short-term grazing of lucerne and chicory increases ovulation rate in synchronised Merino ewes."
This study evaluated the ability of short-term grazing of live=green pasture to increase ovulation rate during late summer when annual pasture is generally dead and of low quality. Ovulation rates, measured by the number of corpora lutea, were compared between 4 nutritional treatments: senesced phalaris (Phalaris aquatica), phalaris plus 500g lupin grain per day, lucerne (Medicago sativa) or chicory (Chicorum intybus) pastures. The study used 100 Merino ewes per treatment, divided between 2 replicates. The experiment was repeated in 3 years; February 2006, and January 2007 and 2008. Oestrus was synchronised and the ewes grazed the pastures for 9 days prior to ovulation at times corresponding to days 8-17 of the cycle in 2006, and days 6-14 in 2007 and 2008. The proportion of ewes producing multiple ovulations was higher (P<0.05) in the lucerne and chicory (0.36, 0.38) than the phalaris (0.27), and intermediate in the lupin (0.33) treatment. Regression analysis showed that the proportion of ewes with multiple ovulations increased with the quantity of live herbage (P<0.04). Responses were achieved even at low levels of live herbage with 90% of the maximum proportion of multiples occurring at 350kg DM/ha. It is concluded that providing short-term grazing of live chicory or lucerne to ewes can increase ovulation rates relative to ewes grazing senesced phalaris and to levels similar to those achieved by lupin grain supplementation.
Affiliation
EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (Industry & Investment NSW and Charles Sturt University), Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; Co-operative Research Centre for Future Farm Industries, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Animal reproduction science
ISSN: 1873-2232
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20678872
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.06.007
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Blocking the process leading to OVULATION. Various factors are known to inhibit ovulation, such as neuroendocrine, psychological, and pharmacological agents.
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Fertile Period
The period in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE that is optimal for FERTILIZATION of the OVUM and yielding PREGNANCY. The duration of fertile period depends on the life span of male GAMETES within the female reproductive tract and the time of OVULATION. It usually begins a few days before ovulation and ends on the day of ovulation.
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