ORIGINAL PAPER
Effects of extruded flaxseed and dietary rumen undegradable
protein on reproductive traits and the blood metabolites
in Baluchi ewes
1
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Faculty of Agriculture, Kerman 7616013439, Iran
2
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran
Publication date: 2021-07-10
Corresponding author
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2021;30(3):214-222
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to compare the effects of flushing diets
with different levels of extruded flaxseed (EFS) and rumen undegradable protein
(RUP) on reproductive performance and blood metabolites in Baluchi ewes.
Forty-eight ewes (2–3 years old) were fed one of four different treatment diets:
1) no EFS + 20% RUP, 2) no EFS + 40% RUP, 3) 10% EFS + 20% RUP and
4) 10% EFS + 40% RUP. Blood concentrations of glucose (24 h after removing
controlled internal drug release (CIDR) containing 0.3 g of progesterone) and
cholesterol (24 h before removing CIDR) were different among the dietary
treatments (P < 0.05). Blood urea-N (24 h after removing CIDR and 9 days after
mating) was also impacted by the dietary treatments (P < 0.05). Higher blood
estrogen levels occurred in response to EFS supplementation plus 40% RUP
in comparison to non-EFS diets both 24 h before and after removing CIDR.
Blood progesterone in ewes fed 10% EFS and 40% RUP diet was increased
9 days after mating in comparison to ewes fed non-EFS diets (P < 0.05). 10%
EFS and 40% RUP in the diets of ewes improved the fecundity rate (P < 0.05).
Follicle and corpus diameter (24 h after CIDR removal and 9 days after mating,
respectively) were higher in EFS diets than the other groups (P < 0.05). So,
the use of 10% EFS as a source of omega-3 fatty acids with 40% RUP in the
flushing diet can improve ewe reproduction performance, which is important in
the sheep industry, especially in developing countries.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We are thankful to Vice Chancellor for Research
and Technology of Bahonar University of
Kerman (Iran) for financial support (Grant number:
G-311/8759). The authors acknowledge the support
of the crew in the sheep unit and laboratory throughout
the research. We also appreciate Professor Richard
Williams’s help for his critical input in editing
the final iteration of the manuscript.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that there is no conflict of
interest.
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