Doğumu Erken Uyarılan Koyunlarda Kuzuların Neonatal Yaşama Kabiliyetlerinin Araştırılması.

In this study, it was aimed to compare the neonatal lives of lambs born with induced parturition and lambs born spontaneously. In the comparisons between the two groups, some body development characteristics of the lambs and neonatal follow-up of blood parameters were taken into account. In addition, the prophylactic availability of intraperitoneal glucose supplementation in neonatal lambs and the effect of environmental temperature were another target of the study. The study animal population consisted of 30 ewe (Morkaraman and its cross) and 50 lambs born from these ewes. Five groups were formed as 4 experimentals and 1 control group with 10 lambs in each. Parturitions were induced with corticosteroid injections in experimental groups. Two groups of the experimental groups were also housed in a separate section in which temperature was kept stable between 20 - 24 °C and intraperitoneal glucose administration was performed to those lambs. In the control group, the parturitions were spontaneous. Body temperatures and weight, blood gas and glucose values of all lambs were monitored and recorded on a regular basis. Among the variables that were compared between the groups, only body temperature and blood pO2 pressure were found to be significant (p<0.05). However, this significant difference did not provide an advantage in terms of quality of life compared to lambs in the other groups. All other variables were insignificant between the groups. As a result; it was concluded that induction of parturition with corticosteroid injections on 141 and 145. days did not create a risk for Morkaraman and its cross. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]