Protein supplementation during a short-interval prostaglandin-based protocol for timed AI in sheep》.pdf

Animal Reproduction Science 149 (2014) 158–162 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Animal Reproduction Science j o u rn al h o m e p a g e : w w w . el sevier.c om/ locate /ani r eprosci Protein supplementation during a short-interval prostaglandin-based protocol for timed AI in sheep S. Fierro a,∗ , J. Gil a ˜ b c b a , C. Vinoles , F. Soca , G. Banchero , J. Olivera-Muzante a Laboratorio de Reproducción Animal, Polo Agroalimentario y Agroindustrial-CENUR Noroeste, Departamento de Salud en los Sistemas Pecuarios, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República,Paysandú, Uruguay b Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Programa Nacional de Carne y Lana (INIA), Uruguay c Consejo de Educación Técnico Profesional (CETP), Escuela Agraria La Carolina, Flores, Uruguay a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The aim of this experiment was to improve the reproductive performance of a short-interval Received 8 November 2013 prostaglandin (PG)-based protocol for timed artificial insemination in sheep, using a short- Received in revised form 2 July 2014 term nutritional treatment. During the breeding season (March–April), 132 multiparous Accepted 8 July 2014 and 61 nulliparous Corriedale ewes grazing natural pastures (600 kg DM/ha, 8.5% CP), were Available online 18 July 2014 allocated to two groups: 1, Control group (n = 100) two injections of D-Cloprostenol (75 g