This study was carried out at Hamah Research Centre during 2014/ 2015 season
on Shami goat flock (25 heads) in late pregnancy to determine some indicators of
pregnancy toxemia in Shami goat. The blood samples were taken from both groups
at differe
nt stages of late pregnancy to be used in several biochemistry tests (BHB,
NEFA, glucose, total protein, albumin and triglyceride). The blood tests showed a
significant increase (p≤0.01- 0.001) in BHB and NEFA, and a significant decrease
(p≤0.05) in glucose during 2- 3 weeks antepartum, but one week antepartum for
the albumin. But regarding triglyceride it was high (p≤0.05) during 1- 3 weeks
antepartum. It was noticed a trend to acidic pH in urine of the tested animals.
Also, the acetone was positive (+++) one week before partum. In conclusion, it is
important to evaluate some clinical and biochemical parameters, besides acetone
and pH estimation in urine for the early diagnosis of risks of pregnancy toxemia
in Shami goat’s prior the birth time. This can give time for owners to take some
protection procedures.
The research was carried out in Karahta Research Station for Shami goats
by using 84/head/Shami kids (122±18.65 days old and 18±3.77 kg body weight).
This trial continued for a 90 day period. Its goal was to find out the possibility
of reducing th
e offered concentrated feed in about 40% from the regular
requirements for growing and replacing it by improving the nutritive value of
the offered straw when they treated with urea, molasses or both of them.
The Animals divided randomly into six treatments according to the offered
feed for each treatment as the follows:
Untreated wheat straw (control), wheat straw treated with 20% molasses,
1% urea, 1% urea and 20% molasses, 2.5% and with 2.5% urea and 20%
molasses.
This Study was carried-out at Shami Goat Improvement Station in Karahta.
Ten growing Shami male goats, aged 8 months, housed and managed under the
same conditions were used to study the semen characteristics. Artificial vagina
was used to collect
semen at weekly intervals, for 13 months to determine the
volume, motility, pH, and sperm concentration using Neubaure- Spectrophotometer
and Spermiodensimeter techniques.
Overall averages and standard errors of volume, motility, concentration,
and pH were 0.9 ± 0.07 ml, 65.24 ± 1.41%, 3.57 ± 0.14 billion/ml, and 6.52 ±
0.07, respectively. Seasonal variations were observed. A positive significant
correlation between volume and motility (r= 0.42, P<0.01) was found, while
negative correlations (P<0.01) between pH and other studied semen
characteristics were recorded.
Linear equations for detecting sperm concentration as measured by either,
Spermiodensimeter or Spectrophotometer were obtained.
This study was carried out at the Shami Goat Improvement Station at
Karahta. Twenty one week old Shami male goats were used to measure the
concentrations of testosterone and LH hormones in plasma over a period of 21
months, using the Enzyme Linked
Immune Sorbent Assay (ELISA), in order to
determine the sexual puberty age. All kids were housed and managed under the
husbandry regimes applied at Karahta station.
This Study was carried-out in Karahta station for improvement of Shami
goats, Directorate of Animal Production Research, Ministry of Agriculture and
Agrarian Reform. Fifty growing Shami male goats aged ٣ months, were used to
measure the growth rat
e of testicular parameters, their relation to the
development of body weight and the effect of several factors on their
development from weaning at ٣ months to ٢١ months of age. All kids housed
and managed under the same conditions.
