118886 20240124152521.0 doi 10.3390/ani11071898 sideral 126881 ART-2021-126881 eng Pulinas L. Effect of body condition score, treatment period and month of the previous lambing on the reproductive resumption of melatonin-treated sarda breed sheep during spring 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Stakeholders place great emphasis upon rationalizing the management and rearing techniques which are utilized within sheep farms. The present study aimed to investigate factors which may improve the reproductive performance of melatonin-treated Sardinian sheep via a series of three trials. The first trial (n = 100) investigated the effect of melatonin treatment alongside body condition score (BCS), the second trial (n = 150) investigated the effect of treatment alongside the date of treatment (treatment period) and the third trial (n = 150) investigated the effect of treatment alongside the previous lambing of the ewes. The findings indicated that melatonin is an effective tool for anticipating and improving the reproductive activity of in Sarda breed sheep during the springtime. Furthermore, to obtain optional results, melatonin implantation should be conducted in April, in ewes that have a BCS of >2.5 and that have passed their third month of lactation. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.231 2021 VETERINARY SCIENCES 16 / 145 = 0.11 2021 Q1 T1 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE 13 / 62 = 0.21 2021 Q1 T1 0.61 2021 Veterinary (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 Animal Science and Zoology 2021 Q1 2.7 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Cosso G. Mura M.C. Carvajal Serna M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3929-5064 Ouled Ahmed H. Carcangiu V. Luridiana S. 1002 819 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Bioq.Biolog.Mol. Celular Área Zoología 11, 7 (2021), 1198 [11 pp] Animals (Basel) Animals 2076-2615 269385 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118886/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2751439 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118886/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:118886 articulos driver 2024-01-24-15:18:56 ARTICLE