Vol. 44, No. 2, 2000 previous next

THE SEASONAL IMPACT ON OVIDUCT WEIGHT AND LENGTH IN EWES LAMBING IN VARIOUS SEASONS OF THE YEAR

Krajničáková, M., Valocký, I.*, Maraček, I.

Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine
Hlinkova 1/A
040 04 Košice
The Slovak Republic		 * University of Veterinary Medicine
Komenského 73
041 81 Košice
The Slovak Republic

Summary

This study aims to observe the oviduct weight and length of ewes lambing in February and September. The ewes of both groups (n = 24) were killed (n = 3) on days 7, 17, 25, and 34 after parturition. Having weighed the left and right oviduct of ewes lambing in February and September, we did not record any significant differences (P > 0.05) on days 7, 17, and 25 p. p. However, the difference in the mean weight of both oviducts in the ewes observed (February, September) was significant (P < 0.01) on day 34 postpartum. The mean oviduct length in ewes lambed in February and September was not statistically significant (P > 0.05).

Key words: ewe; puerperium; oviduct; length; weight

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