Extensive grazing systems need simple, low-cost tools for managing reproduction that
improve productivity while nurturing future markets. To develop such tools, we need to …

This review addresses advances, directions and opportunities for research on sheep
reproduction in the context of the global challenges of food security and climate change, and …

The current study assesses the ram effect as an alternative to conventional hormonal
treatment for estrus synchronization prior to artificial insemination. Two groups of 50 …

Contents The reproductive performance of postpartum Santa Inês (SI) and Morada Nova
(MN) ewes treated with insulin or progesterone hormones in association with ram effect was …

Simple Summary Clean, green, and ethical management of sheep flocks involves the use of
socio-sexual stimuli (the “ram effect”) to coordinate nutritional inputs into reproductive …

A year‐long prospective study characterized the seasonality of oestrus cycles in
primiparous, nonpregnant Swakara (n= 8) and Damara (n= 5) ewes through surveillance of …

Two trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of diverse socio-sexual cues upon male
sexual behavior and the reproductive performance of anestrous does (AD). Trials were …

The objective of this study was to assess presence of ram with prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α)
on estrus behavior, patterns of follicular growth and steroid hormone production of Ossimi …

The objective was to evaluate the role of ram effect combined with temporary weaning on
P4, LH, follicular size and reproductive performance of hair ewes during postpartum …

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International 2017. Olfaction in Animal Behaviour and Welfare (ed. BL Nielsen) Since prehistoric …