Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28160161›Full record

Trial reportTropical animal health and production2017

Feed supplementation improves estrus response and increases fertility of sheep induced to breed out of season.

Z Ben Khlil, S Khnissi, M Rekik, N Lassoued

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Tropical animal health and production, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Z Ben KhlilDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Carthage University, Zarzouna, 7021, Bizerte, Tunisia.
S KhnissiLaboratory of Animal and Forage production, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia, Carthage University, Rue Hédi Karray, 2049, Ariana, Tunisia.
M RekikInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P.O. Box, 950764, Amman, 11195, Jordan.
N LassouedLaboratory of Animal and Forage production, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia, Carthage University, Rue Hédi Karray, 2049, Ariana, Tunisia. lassoued.narjess@iresa.agrinet.tn.
University of Carthage · TN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To test the efficacy on reproductive performance of nutritional supplementation in an out-of-season mating system, 66 adult prolific Barbarine ewes were selected and induced to breed using "ram effect". The ewes were allocated to two homogeneous groups; each ewe received on a daily basis 700 g of hay and 500 g of barley grains starting 3 weeks before or 1 week after rams' introduction in group 1 and group 2, respectively. Supplementation ended 1 month after rams' introduction and mating lasted 60 days. Final live weight 30 days after introduction of rams was higher (P < 0.05) for ewes in group1 (39.45 vs. 36.72 kg). Seven days after introduction of rams, ewes in group 1 recorded higher plasma glucose levels than females in group 2 (4.12 and 3.9 S.E.M. 0.05 mmol l

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BreedingDietary SupplementsAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsEstrusFemaleMaleSeasonsSheepTropical ClimateTunisiaBody condition scoreFertility managementProlific sheepRam effectSupplementation

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PMID28160161
OpenAlexW2585708058

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