ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Association of Melatonin Administration in Pregnant Ewes with Growth, Redox Status and Immunity of Their Offspring.
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- Melatonin and Lactation in Ruminants Dairy Animals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Prenatal melatonin reprograms liver injury in male pups caused by maternal exposure to a high-fat diet and microplastics.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025Article
- Determination of Natural Blood Plasma Melatonin Concentration of Tsigai Ewes Characteristic for Gestation and Early Postpartum Period Between Autumnal Equinox and Winter Solstice.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Proteomics Analysis of Pregnancy in Ewes under Heat Stress Conditions and Melatonin Administration.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Melatonin in animal husbandry: functions and applications.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- Melatonin as a multifunctional modulator: emerging insights into its role in health, reproductive efficiency, and productive performance in livestock.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Review
- Melatonin Administration to Pregnant Ewes for Coccidiosis Control in Their Offspring.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Prevalence of lactational oestrus in cats and consequences for kittens.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Effects of Implanting Exogenous Melatonin 40 Days before Lambing on Milk and Colostrum Quality.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
In this study, the effects of melatonin treatment on growth, redox status and immunity in prenatally stressed newborn lambs were evaluated. Thirty-seven newborn lambs were allocated into two groups (melatonin-MEL and control-CON), based on whether their mothers were treated with melatonin implants or not, respectively. All pregnant ewes were exposed to heat stress. The body weight of lambs was recorded at birth (L0), and then on days 15 (L15) and 40 (L40). Redox biomarkers [total antioxidant capacity (TAC), glutathione (GSH), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS)] were assayed in blood samples collected from lambs on days L0, L1, L2, L5, L10 and L40. Chemical analysis and antioxidant capacity were evaluated in colostrum and milk samples collected at the same time points with blood samples. Cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-γ) and immunoglobulin (IgG) were assayed in blood and colostrum samples collected from ewes on days L0 and L1, and in lambs' blood on days L0, L1 and L2. The results revealed that body weight gain of newborn lambs did not differ between the two groups (
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