February 2013

Effects of prostaglandin F2α treatment on semen characteristics of crossbred rams in the non-breeding season

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of administration of PGF2α on semen characteristics in crossbred rams in the non-breeding season. Twenty crossbred rams (Arkhar-Merino × Moghani and Arkhar-Merino × Ghezel) were randomly allocated into two equal groups. The experimental group received 7.5 mg IM of Estroplan (PGF2α analogue) and the control group received...

Author(s): A Olfati, GH Moghaddam H. Daghigh Kia and H Karami Shabankareh 

February 2013

Effect of dietary prebiotic and acidifier supplementation on the growth performance, carcass characteristics and serum biochemical parameters of broilers

This study investigated the effect of dietary supplementation with the fermacto prebiotic and Biotronic®S.E (an acidifier) on the growth performance, carcass characteristics and serum biochemical parameters of broiler chickens. 240 day old Ross 308 broilers were equally distributed into 24 floor pens and reared for 42 days. A basal diet was formulated according to the recommendations of NRC for starter (1 to 21...

Author(s): Rozbeh Fallah and Hasan Rezaei