Session 15. Reproductive physiology of sheep and goats

Date: 23 August 2010; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Bodin (FR)

Theatre Session 15

• Researches in progress in reproductive physiology to increase the efficiency of sheep production
  Folch, J., Lahoz, B. and Alabart, J.L.
• Photoperiod and socio-sexual relationships can be used to develop sustainable breeding techniques for goat reproduction
  Delgadillo, J.A., Flores, J.A., Duarte, G., Vielma, J., Hernández, H. and Fernández, I.G.
• Effect of body condition on response of male goats to artificial long-days treatment
  Flores, J.A., Lemiere, A., Secundino, S., Hernández, H., Duarte, G., Vielma, J. and Delgadillo, J.A.
• Analysis of the interactions between productive, nutritive and reproductive parameters from an experimental flock of Latxa dairy sheep
  Diez-Unquera, B., Beltrán De Heredia, I., Arranz, J., Amenabar, M.E., Mandaluniz, N., Ugarte, E. and Ruiz, R.
• Longer time to oestrus in ewes fed a high omega-3 diet
  Gulliver, C.E., Friend, M.A., King, B.J., Robertson, S.M. and Clayton, E.H.
• Effects of different photoperiod regimes on melatonin secretion pattern in seasonally anestrous Chios ewes
  Abooie, F., Sadeghipanah, H., Zare Shahneh, A., Mirhadi, A. and Babaei, M.
• Effect of artificial photoperiod on reproductive performance of seasonally anestrous Chios ewes
  Sadeghipanah, H., Abooie, F., Zare Shahneh, A., Aghashahi, A.L., Asadzadeh, N., Papi, N., Mahdavi, A., Mafakheri, S. and Pahlevan Afshar, K.
• Characteristics of ram semen collected from Boujaâd sheep breed in Morocco under fresh conservation
  Talbi, H., El Amiri, B., Derqaoui, L., El Bennani, M., Hilali, A. and Druart, X.
• Seasonal variations in testicular size and semen quality of Boujaâd ram in Morocco
  Derqaoui, L., El Amiri, B., Talbi, H., Druart, X., El Bennani, M. and Hadrbach, M.
• Persistency of ram’s sperm fatty acid profiles after removing fat sources from diet
  Esmaeili, V., Shahverdi, A.H., Alizadeh, A.R. and Towhidi, A.
• Searching for genes of interest in sheep
  Moreno, C., Elsen, J.M., Legarra, A., Rupp, R., Bouix, J., Barillet, F., Palhière, I., Larroque, H., Allain, D., François, D., Robert, C., Tosser-Klopp, G., Bodin, L. and Mulsant, P.

Poster Session 15

• Artificial long days increase milk yield in local goats from subtropical Mexico milked twice daily
  Flores, M.J., Flores, J.A., Elizundia, J.A., Delgadillo, J.A. and Hernández, H.
• Sonorous emissions and sexual odor from male goats stimulates the ovarian response in anovulatory female goats
  Vielma, J., Hernández, H., Ramírez, S., Flores, J.A., Duarte, G. and Delgadillo, J.A.
• In subtropical goats, a nursing/milking mixed management during the first 60 days postpartum delay the recovery of postpartum ovarian activity
  Hernández, H., Ramírez, S., Flores, J.A., Duarte, G., Vielma, J. and Delgadillo, J.A.
• Effects of dietary fat on reproductive performance and blood metabolites of ewes
  Alizadeh, A.R., Azizi, F., Karkodi, K. and Ghoreishi, M.
• Induction and synchronization of estrus during anestrous season in North Moroccan goats using fluorogestone acetate vaginal sponges/eCG/cloprostenol or IMA-PRO2® protocols
  Chentouf, M., Molina, F.A., Archa, B. and Bister, J.L.
• Seasonal variation of semen characteristics in Damascus buck goats
  Pavlou, E., Michailidis, G. and Avdi, M.
• Involvement of Na+/H+ exchanger in intracellular pH regulation and motility in ram sperm cells
  Guerra, L., Ciani, E., Silvestre, F., Muzzachi, S., Ferrara, M.T., Castellana, E., Guaricci, A.C., Lacalandra, G.M. and Casavola, V.