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Reproductive seasonality of corriedale rams under extensive rearing conditions. 1997

R Pérez, and A López, and A Castrillejo, and A Bielli, and D Laborde, and T Gastel, and R Tagle, and D Queirolo, and J Franco, and M Forsberg, and H Rodríguez-Martínez
Department of Animal Anatomy & Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Uruguay. raquelpl@ata.edu.uy

The objective of the present study was to describe seasonal changes in scrotal circumference (SC), live weight (LW), sperm morphology and plasma levels of testosterone (T) and thyroxine (T4) in young Corriedale rams reared under extensive conditions typical for the southern Latin American region. A total of 31 Corriedale rams, 11 months of age and with a LW of 36 +/- 1.1 kg and (SC) of 23.0 +/- 0.5 cm at the beginning of the experiment (September) were kept on natural pastures. At monthly intervals LW was recorded, animals were clinically examined, and SC was measured. None of the animals were used for breeding. Fifteen animals were randomly selected and bled once a month from January to December and plasma concentrations of T and T4 were determined. In addition, one semen sample was collected by electroejaculation and morphological studies were performed. The mean individual LW increase was 18 kg (50% of the initial LW) during the experiment (p < 0.01). LW decreased in autumn, with the nadir in late autumn. SC reached mean maximum levels in late summer (31.1 +/- 0.4 cm, p < 0.01), then decreased until the beginning of winter (26.3 +/- 0.4 cm, p < 0.01) and remained low until early spring (27.5 +/- 0.5 cm, p > 0.05) to increase again between mid-spring and the end of the experimental period the following summer (30.7 +/- 0.5 cm, p < 0.01). The mean SC in winter was 16% lower than that in late summer. Semen could be collected from the rams throughout the experiment. Frequencies of sperm head, mid-piece and total abnormalities showed monthly variation (p < 0.05), but tail abnormalities were not affected by month. Low abnormalities were found in autumn (9.4% +/- 2.2%). T was high during autumn (p < 0.01). Minimal T4 concentrations were observed during late summer and early autumn (p < 0.01) when T levels were high. Maximum T4 concentrations were registered in late autumn (p < 0.01); when SC was decreasing; in mid-spring (p < 0.01) one month after shearing and in early summer (p < 0.01). The results suggest that Corriedale rams under Uruguayan extensive management systems show a reproductive seasonality that, in general terms, coincides with photoperiodic variations.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007843 Latin America The geographic area of Mexico, Central America, continent of South America and the islands of the Caribbean where Spanish or other Romance language is spoken.
D008297 Male Males
D012098 Reproduction The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000822 Animal Husbandry The science of breeding, feeding and care of domestic animals; includes housing and nutrition. Animal Husbandries,Husbandries, Animal,Husbandry, Animal
D012611 Scrotum A cutaneous pouch of skin containing the testicles and spermatic cords. Scrotums
D012621 Seasons Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal
D012756 Sheep Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS. Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli
D013094 Spermatozoa Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility. Sperm,Spermatozoon,X-Bearing Sperm,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperm,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Sperm, X-Bearing,Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, X-Bearing,Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,X Bearing Sperm,X Chromosome Bearing Sperm,X-Bearing Sperms,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms,Y Bearing Sperm,Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperms,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms

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