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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Flaws in Estrus Synchronization Protocols Increase Vaginal Prolapse and Hydrometra Risk in Sheep.

Nikolaos Tsekouras, Ioannis Tsakmakidis, Dimitrios Gougoulis, Mathis A B Christodoulopoulos, Christos Kousoulis, Georgios I Papakonstantinou, Vasileios G Papatsiros, Georgios Christodoulopoulos

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nikolaos TsekourasClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
Ioannis TsakmakidisDepartment of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, Kontopoulou str, 53100 Florina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5140-1259
Dimitrios GougoulisClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9229-3151
Mathis A B ChristodoulopoulosFaculty of Sciences, Aix-Marseille University, 13013 Marseille, France.ORCID 0009-0007-0240-6417
Christos KousoulisAgricultural Cooperative of Cow and Sheep Farmers of Western Thessaly, 43060 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0009-0000-1740-0527
Georgios I PapakonstantinouClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3434-0877
Vasileios G PapatsirosClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4955-0460
Georgios ChristodoulopoulosDepartment of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2692-8910

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examines the reproductive outcomes of Lacaune-crossbred ewes and hoggets in intensive production systems, focusing on vaginal prolapse and hydrometra associated with flaws in estrus synchronization (E.S.) protocols. Data from multiple farms were combined for analysis due to the absence of significant variation at the farm level. The findings revealed a strong association between vaginal prolapse, parity, and litter size, with hoggets carrying multiple fetuses facing the highest risk (

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hydrometraintensive sheep farmingreproductive managementvaginal prolapse

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