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Igf-1 And Gh Alterations In Lambs With Intestinal Inflammation, Ethem Mutlu Temi̇zel, Adi̇l Ömer Karakuş, Fati̇h Kavukcu, Duygu Udum Küçükşen, İlker Ercan
Igf-1 And Gh Alterations In Lambs With Intestinal Inflammation, Ethem Mutlu Temi̇zel, Adi̇l Ömer Karakuş, Fati̇h Kavukcu, Duygu Udum Küçükşen, İlker Ercan
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) acts on the development of internal organs such as the small intestine and muscle in all animal species. Similar to IGF-1, GH is also essential for growth and is an effective hormone on intestinal development during neonatal period. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of diarrhea on IGF-1 and GH hormones in lambs with intestinal inflammation up to 63 days of age. The study material consisted of 15 healthy and 15 diarrheic lambs. Blood and fecal samples were collected on the first day of life and on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 35th, …
Effects Of Colemanite, Ulexite, And Etibor-48 On Rumen Development Of Akkaraman Lambs, Betül Zehra Sariçi̇çek, Bi̇rgül Yildirim
Effects Of Colemanite, Ulexite, And Etibor-48 On Rumen Development Of Akkaraman Lambs, Betül Zehra Sariçi̇çek, Bi̇rgül Yildirim
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was carried out to determine the effect of addition colemanite, ulexite, and etibor-48 to diet including low Ca and P on the rumen development of Akkaraman lambs. Five treatment groups were consisted of standard Ca and P content (S), low Ca and P content (L), colemanite additive (C), ulexite additive (U), and etibor-48 additive (E) groups. Fifty Akkaraman male lamb weaned at 2.5 months old were used. Lambs were distributed to individual cages with 10 heads in each group; at the end of 90 days, 6 animals from each group were slaughtered and volumetric development of rumen and …