Articles | Volume 65, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-259-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-259-2022
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20 Jul 2022
Original study |  | 20 Jul 2022

Sexual performance and semen quality of pubertal lambs treated with different weaning methods

Rogelio Alejandro Ledezma-Torres, Fernando Sánchez-Dávila, Diana Aimé Rodríguez-Miranda, Carlos Luna-Palomera, Juraj Grizelj, José Fernando Vázquez-Armijo, and Nicolás López-Villalobos

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Weaning is a stressful event and is a critical period that affects probably the reproductive development of lambs. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of the weaning method on sexual behavior and semen quality of 3-month-old lambs. It was found that the lambs that were completely separated from their mothers presented lower levels of stress and developed better, but they were not better in terms of sexual behavior and seminal quality.