Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Animal Science Research Department, Markazi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center,AREEO, Arak, Iran

2 Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

In order to survey slow release mineral-vitamin boluses effects on reproductive performance, wool and follicle structure characteristics of Farahani sheep, 60 head ewes were divided into two control and treatment groups. Control group didn't receive any mineral - vitamin supplement. The treatment group received slow release mineral-vitamin boluses 15 days before mating. The reproductive performance includes pregnancy rate, lambing rate, abortion rate, weaned rate and means values of fleece weight, staple length, fiber diameter and tenacity of two groups of ewes and secondary to primary follicle ratio(S/P) in treating ewes and their lambs in relation to the control group were evaluated and statistical differences between them were estimated. The result indicated that the slow release mineral-vitamin boluse hadn't significant effect (p

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