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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Determination of Natural Blood Plasma Melatonin Concentration of Tsigai Ewes Characteristic for Gestation and Early Postpartum Period Between Autumnal Equinox and Winter Solstice.

András Gáspárdy, László Gulyás, Ida Polland, Alán Alpár, Sándor György Fekete, Levente Harmat

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András GáspárdyInstitute for Animal Breeding, Nutrition and Laboratory Animal Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-3805-507X
László GulyásDepartment of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Széchenyi István University, 9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.
Ida PollandVeterinær Ida Marie Polland AS, 3330 Skotselv, Norway.
Alán AlpárDepartment of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary.
Sándor György FeketeInstitute for Animal Breeding, Nutrition and Laboratory Animal Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-6907-6626
Levente HarmatExperimental Farm, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 2225 Üllő, Hungary.

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Abstract

The aim of this investigation was to measure the natural nocturnal plasma melatonin concentration in gestating and fresh ewes. Studies in humans showed that maternal melatonin had a significant increase as pregnancy progressed and then decreased after birth. Two studies conducted in sheep so far, considering the entire gestation, have led to conflicting results. The breed of 16 pregnant ewes selected for the research was the Tsigai. Blood samples were taken into EDTA vacutainers predetermined times a night at different stages of their gestation. The RIA method was used to determine the melatonin concentrations. For estimation of its variations during gestation, population genetic statistics was applied. It was found that the average plasma melatonin concentration of 134 pg mL

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circadian rhythmcircannual rhythmgestation agemelatoninpostpartum periodwinter solstice

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PMCPMC12031133

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