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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-3195</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agrociencia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-3195</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Postgraduados]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-31952016000700811</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Inducción de la ovulación con efecto macho y un reconstituyente energético en ovejas pelibuey prepúberes]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ovulation induction with male effect and a commercial energy tonic in prepubertal pelibuey ewes]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Marín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pro-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cortez-Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[César]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ponciano]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera-Corredor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Camelia A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gallegos-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaime]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guanajuato Departamento de Agronomía División de Ciencias de Vida]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Irapuato Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados Ganadería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montecillo Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salinas de Hidalgo San Luis Potosí]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Champotón Campeche]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí Facultad de Agronomía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ San Luis Potosí]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>50</volume>
<numero>7</numero>
<fpage>811</fpage>
<lpage>823</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-31952016000700811&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-31952016000700811&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-31952016000700811&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En la reproducción, los métodos naturales como el efecto macho (EM) y la acción de los aminoácidos neuroestimuladores aceleran la pubertad e inducen la ovulación en corderas. En el presente estudio se consideró que la bioestimulación del carnero y la acción neurotransmisora de los aminoácidos, en un reconstituyente energético comercial (REC, Metabolase®), podrían modificar la frecuencia de pulsos de la hormona luteinizante (LH) e inducir la ovulación en ovejas prepúebres. El objetivo fue evaluar el EM y la acción del REC para inducir la primera ovulación y caracterizar el pico preovulatorio de LH en ovejas Pelibuey prepúberes. El diseño experimental fue con un arreglo de dos factores (REC y EM) en dos niveles cada uno (sin: s; con: c) y los tratamientos fueron asignados al azar a 46 ovejas: T1 (n=12) testigo, ovejas sin REC y sin EM (sRECsEM); T2 (n=12) ovejas con REC y sin EM (cRECsEM); T3 (n=10) ovejas sin REC y con EM (sRECcEM); y T4 (n=12) ovejas con REC y con EM (cRECcEM). La actividad ovárica (AO) y la tasa ovulatoria (TO) se evaluaron por laparoscopía. Las características del pico preovulatorio de LH se evaluaron en respuesta al EM para confirmar la primera ovulación. La acción del REC, el efecto macho, así como su interacción, no aumentaron (p&gt;0.05) la cantidad de folículos ováricos de diferente diámetro. El efecto macho y su interacción con el REC aumentaron (p&#8804;0.05) la TO (sRECcEM: 0.70 y cRECcEM: 0.75). La respuesta del pico preovulatorio de LH fue similar (p&gt;0.05) en las ovejas con EM con o sin REC (cRECcEM: 91.7 % y sRECcEM: 70.0 %). El efecto macho y su interacción con el REC inducen el pico preovulatorio de LH y la primera ovulación en ovejas Pelibuey prepúberes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In animal reproduction, natural methods like male effect (ME) and the action of neuroexcitatory amino acids accelerate puberty and induce ovulation in ewe lambs. In this study it was found that the biostimulation of the ewe and the neurotransmitter action of amino acids of a commercial energy tonic (CET, Metabolase®) may change the pulse frequency of luteinizing hormone (LH) and induce ovulation in prepubertal ewes. The objective was to evaluate the ME and CET action to induce ovulation and characterize the preovulatory peak of LH in prepubertal Pelibuey ewes. The experimental design included two factors (CET and ME) on two levels each (without: wo, and with: w). The treatments were randomized to 46 ewes: T1 (n = 12) control group: ewes without CET and without ME (woCETwoME), T2 (n=12) ewes with CET and without ME (wCETwoME), T3 (n=10) ewes without CET and with ME (woCETwME) and T4 (n=12) ewes with CET and with ME (wCETwME). Ovarian activity (OA) and the ovulation rate (OR) were evaluated by laparoscopy. The characteristics of the preovulatory peak of LH were evaluated in response to ME to confirm the first ovulation. The action of the CET, the male effect as well as their interaction, did not increase (p&gt;0.05) the number of ovarian follicles of different diameters. The male effect and its interaction with the energy tonic increased (p&#8804;0.05) the OR (woCETwME: 0.70 and wCETwME: 0.75). The response of the preovulatory peak of LH was similar (p&gt;0.05) in ewes with ME with or without CET (wCETwME: 91.7 % and woCETwME: 70.0 %). The male effect and its interaction with CET induce the preovulatory LH peak and the first ovulation in prepubertal Pelibuey ewes.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bioestimulación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[LH]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neurotransmisores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ovis aries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pubertad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tasa ovulatoria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Biostimulation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[neurotransmitters]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ovis aries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[puberty]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ovulation rate]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[LH]]></kwd>
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