Comparison between Iraqi Jenoubi heifers and bulls fed on date palm pollen to accelerate puberty and sexual maturit

H H H AL-ABBASI; A S MAHDI; I H S ALKAFAJY; A A M AL-WAZEER

doi:10.56093/ijans.v92i12.125478

Authors

H H H AL-ABBASI University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
A S MAHDI University of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
I H S ALKAFAJY University of Kufa
A A M AL-WAZEER University of Kufa

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v92i12.125478

Keywords:

Date palm pollen, Jenoubi heifers, Hormones, Maturity, Puberty

Abstract

The objective of the current study was to compare puberty and sexual maturity in Iraqi Jenoubi bulls and heifers that were fed date palm pollen (DPP) in their diets. Ten Jenoubi heifers and ten bulls, 6-month-old were divided randomly into two treatments: DPP treatment (T1) supplemented with 2 g of DPP/ head/day and control treatment (T2) was not supplemented with DPP. In heifers, the overall mean value of control group was significantly lower (27.53, 0.96 ng/ml and 9.44 pg/ml) than treatment group (70.42, 18.27 ng/ml and 19.16 pg/ml) for FSH, LH and estrogen, respectively in puberty period. Similar trend was noticed for hormone concentrations (FSH, LH, Estrogen and Testosterone) for bulls at puberty and maturity age. In bulls, T1 was significantly higher (155 and 212.5 kg) than control group (139.5 and 196 kg) for body weight in puberty and maturity age respectively, and in heifers T1 was significantly higher (150.33 and 206.66 kg) than control group (142 and 198.66 kg) for body weight in puberty and maturity age respectively, and same trend was observed for body condition score (BCS). It can be concluded that adding date palm pollen to ration of heifers and bulls accelerates puberty and maturity in heifers and bulls. But the acceleration in heifers was more than in bulls.

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