Mating Season Influences Placental Characteristics, Plasma IGF Concentration, and mRNA Expression without Affecting Lamb Birth Weight in Akkaraman Ewes
Table 2
Post-lambing body weights and body condition scores of ewes, along with lambs’ birth weights and placental traits (means ± SEM).
Traits
Seasons
Breeding
Out-of-breeding
Post-lambing weight (kg)
52.4 ± 3.1
47.1 ± 2.9
Body condition score
2.5 ± 0.2
2.4 ± 0.2
Lamb birth weight (g)
4973.1 ± 107.1
5048.4 ± 192.0
Placental weight (g)
264.7 ± 13.50
241.1 ± 19.51
Total cotyledon weight (g)
85.3 ± 4.6a
70.9 ± 6.4b
Small cotyledon weight (g)
13.2 ± 1.3
14.2 ± 2.2
Medium cotyledon weight (g)
38.6 ± 2.2
33.6 ± 2.8
Large cotyledon weight (g)
33.6 ± 3.7a
23.1 ± 3.3b
a,bDifferent superscript letters in the same row indicate a significant difference, ;.