EFFECT OF BETA-CAROTENE INJECTION ON ESTRUS, VITAMIN A AND ESTRADIOL-17β CONCENTRATIONS IN PUBERTAL FARAFRA EWE LAMBS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• A. A. Salem ¹
• N. A. El-Shahawy ²
• I. A. Soliman ¹

¹ Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

² Institute of Animal Production Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Keywords

• Beta-catrotene
• ewe lambs
• estradiol-17β
• estrous activity
• puberty
• progesterone
• vitamin A