Using hormonal treatment to decrease barrenness percentage in awassi ewes

ABSTRACT

The study was conducted to study the effect of hormonal treatment on Barrenness ewes reproductive performance. Fertility [number of ewes lambed per ewes joined], Twinning percentage [number of twinning lambing per ewes lambed],Lambing percentage [number of lambs porn per ewes joined], mortality [number of lambs died ber lambs born] and weaning percentage [lambs weaned per ewes joined] for 25 Barrenness ewes were treated with Veteglan [Cloprostenol] and HCG .Reproductive performance were affected significantly [P<0.05] by hormonal treatment Treated ewes were surpassed control group in there fertility [73.0% compared with 40,0%], twinning percentage [9.1% compared with 0.0%], lambing percentage [80.0% compared with 40%], mortality [25.0% compared with 50.0%] and weaning percentage [60.0% compared with 20.0%] It was concluded that hormonal treatment increased fertility and weaning percentage in barrenness ewes by 33.0% and 40.0% res