Prediction of postpubertal reproductive potantial according to prepubertal body weight, testicular size, and testosterone concentration using multiple regression analysis in Kıvırcık ram lambs

Kıvırcık koç kuzularda puberta öncesi vücut ağırlığı, testis ölçümleri, testesteron hormon konsantrasyonu ile puberta sonrası üreme fonksyonları arasındaki ilişki incelendi. Vücut ağırlığı, testis ölçümleri ve testesteron konsantrasyonu 60. günden 420. güne kadar 20 günde bir alınmıştır. Sperma 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ve 14. aylarda koç kuzulardan toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler best subsets regresyon modeline göre analiz edildi. Vücut ağırlığı çoğunlukla sperma motilitesi ve skrotum çevresi ile ilişkili, testesteron ile birlikte kombine edildiğinde puberta sonrasında testis çapı, sperma hacmi ve sperma konsantrasyonu üzerine çok sıkı bir ilişki belirlenmiştir. Bu araştırmada genel olarak Kıvırcık koçlarda puberta öncesi erken dönemde (80, 100 ve 120. günler) canlı ağırlık, skrotum çevresi, testis uzunluğu ve testesteron özellikleri birbirleriyle kombine edildiğinde puberta sonrası dönemde (220, 240, 260 ve 280. günler) testis çapı özelliğini önemli düzeyde belirlediği tespit edilmiştir. Puberta öncesi yaşta canlı ağırlık ve testesteron ya tek başlarına yada diğer değişkenlerle kombine edildiğinde puberta sonrasında (7, 8, 9, 11 ve 14. aylar) sperma hacmi ile ilişkiliydi. Kıvırcık koç kuzularda puberta öncesi dönemde (özellikle 80-120 günler arası) canlı ağırlık, testis özellikleri ve testesteron hormon özelliklerine göre yapılacak seleksiyon ile puberta sonrası üreme özellikleri arasında önemli bir ilişkinin olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu özellikler arası ilişkiye bağlı olarak koç kuzularda genç yaşta yapılacak seleksiyon ile koyunculuk işletmelerin hem ekonomik karlılığı hem de seleksiyonda isabet derecesi arttırılmış olacaktır.

Kıvırcık koç kuzularda çoklu regresyon analizi kullanarak puberta öncesi canlı ağırlık, testis büyüklüğü, ve testeron konsantrasyonuna göre puberta sonrası üreme performansının tahmin edilmesi

The relationship between the prepubertal body weight, testicular size, testosterone concentration, and postpubertal reproductive function was investigated in Kıvırcık ram lambs. The body weight, testicular size, and testosterone concentration were measured every 20 days between 60 and 420 days of age. Semen was collected from the ram lambs at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 months of age. Data obtained were analyzed by best subsets regression model. We determined that body weight, scrotal circumference, testicular length, and testosterone levels in the early prepubertal period (days 80, 100, and 120), when combined with each other, allow the determination of the postpubertal (days 220, 240, 260 and 280) testicular diameter. Body weight and testosterone at prepubertal ages, either alone or in combination with other variables, were related to semen volume at postpubertal ages (at 7, 8, 9, 11, and 14 months of age). It is concluded that there is a significant relation between postpubertal reproduction characteristics and the selection of Kıvırcık ram lambs during the prepubertal period (especially between days 80 and 120) according to body weight, testicular characteristics, and testosterone hormone concentrations. According to the relationship among these characteristics, selection of ram lambs at juvenile ages will improve the effectiveness of the selection and then the economic gain of sheep-breeding operations.

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