Nutritional supplements, leptin, insulin and progesterone in female Australian Cashmere goats

• Main Authors: Shikh Maidin, Mashitah, Blackberry, Margaret A., Miltona, J. T. B., Hawken, Penelope A. R., Martin, Graeme B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34694/1/34694.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34694/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212670814001249
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

In small ruminants, reproductive wastage due to early embryo mortality is a major industry issue because it reduces reproductive efficiency and limits productivity. In sheep, early embryo mortality appears to be caused by reductions in progesterone concentrations when animals are over-fed, but this...