Abstract:Flushing provides sheep a diet dense in nutrients before the breeding season to increase the ovulation rate and is usually accompanied by increase in body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS). Although the effect of flushing with high-energy diets is documented, the influence of flushing with high-protein diets on ovulation rate and on plasma urea nitrogen (PUN) is not well established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ovulation rate of Santa Ines ewes subjected to flushing with protein sources … Show more
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