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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsUltrasound Imaging of the Testes and Accessory Sex Glands in Male Goat Treated with GnRH During Non-Breeding SeasonHamed T. Elbaz, Emad M. Abdel Razek, Ahmed DawodThe aim of the present study was to determine the effect of GnRH on the measurements of testes, accessory sex glands and testosterone hormonal concentrations during the non-breeding season. Eight mature healthy Egyptian Baladi male goat injected with Buserelin acetate (GnRH analogue) 8μg once weekly for one month. Ultrasonographic measurements of the scrotum and its contents and all accessory sex … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 2 · 15 Apr 2019 · 7,838 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWelfare and Reproductive Performance of Rabbits Under Two Housing Models in the Egyptian Delta RegionKhaled Hassan El-Kholy, Abdel-Monem Abel-Rahman Sedki, Hossam Zakaria Khalil, Ibrahim Talat El-RatelConcerns about animal welfare due to climate change are growing in the rabbit industry and determining an animal's welfare status is important. So, it is necessary to consider housing conditions as one of the main management criteria. The goal of this study was to examine the preference of rabbits under two housing models of various roofing materials. Twenty-four doses and … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 4 · 30 Oct 2023 · 5,254 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHistomorphochemical Studies on Accessory Glands of Iraqi Blackbuck (Caprus Hircus)Waleed J. A. Al-Kelaby, Wafaa Hadi Mousa AL-Hashem, Zahraa S. M. Al Kaabi et al.Thevarious species' male accessory genital glands vary and are intimately relatedto the pelvic urethra. These glands secrete nutritional substances, buffers,and mucous to increase volume, serve as lubricants, reduce the minor acidity ofvaginal contents and make the environment more hospitable to motile sperm. Thisstudy aims to study the histological and histochemical structure of the maleaccessory sex glands in caprine Iraqi breeds. … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 4 · 25 Nov 2022 · 5,382 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrediction of Body Weight from Linear Body Measurement Traits of Boer Goats Raised at Farm Tivolie, Limpopo Province, South AfricaLebo Trudy Rashijane, Vusi G Mbazima, Thobela Louis TyasiA total of 72 Boer goats (females = 58 and males = 14) from the age of one to five years were used to determine the association between Body Weight (BW) and linear body measurement traits viz. Body Length (BL), Heart Girth (HG), Rump Height (RH), Rump Width (RW), Ear Length (EL), Cannon Circumference (CC) and Heard Width (HW) and … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 20 Nov 2021 · 6,872 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInfluence of Different Freezing Curves on the Acrosome Integrity of Male Goat Sperm CellsSofia Alexandra Fagundes Lopes, Henrique José Duarte Rosa, António Chaveiro, Fernando Moreira da SilvaThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of three different freezing curves on male goat’s sperm viability and acrosome integrity. Semen was collected on three adult male goats in February (Azores, Portugal, latitude 38°39′N) using an artificial vagina and a female with induced heat. Three collection sessions were spaced of approximately 5 days. The study followed … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 19 Feb 2021 · 6,616 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractβ-carotene Supplementation Increases Progesterone Concentration and Glutathione Peroxidase Activity Following Alternative Progesterone Primed Oestrous Synchronization Protocol in GoatsDominic Lado Marino Gore, Khoboso Christina LehloenyaThe present study evaluated the effect of β-carotene supplementation and oestrous synchronization protocol on ovarian activity and fertility of Saanen does during the breeding season. The supplemented group received 100 mg β-carotene during the breeding and all does were synchronised with Controlled Internal Drug Release dispenser (CIDR) and injected with cloprostenol at CIDR withdrawal. One group of does were injected … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 3 · 8 Aug 2020 · 6,896 accessesView PDF Cite