Effects of extracted wheat germ oil in sheep and cattle.
one group was orally drenched with ethylene dichloride extracted wheat germ oil (edc-wgo) over two breeding seasons. In ewes drenched with edc-wgo the lambing percentages of mated ewes increased by 12\m=.\9%and the number of ewes lambing by 7\m=.\6%In Guernsey cows given edc-wgo there was no significant effect on the number of services per conception. The possible effects of oxygen uptake increasing components in edc-wgo on early reproductive processes are discussed.
Effects of Wheat Germ Oil on Reproductive Efficiency in Repeat-Breeder Cows
Summary Clinically normal repeat-breeder cows that had failed to maintain pregnancy after three or more services were alternately assigned to the experimental or control group. The experimental cows received 2oz of wheat germ oil on their feed once a week for six consecutive weeks. A significantly higher percentage of the 79 treated cows maintained pregnancy after the first post-treatment service than of the 88 untreated cows. The difference in post-treatment conception between treated and untreated cows that had three unsuccessful services before treatment was not significant; however, there was a highly significant difference in favor of the treated cows that had been bred four or more times before initiation of treatment.
Failure of Ovarian Hormones to Maintain Pregnancy in Rats Deficient in Pantothenic or Pteroylglutamic Acid.∗
Summary Daily injections of estrone and progesterone, given separately or combined, failed to prevent fetal death and resorption in rats deficient in pantothenic acid or in pteroylglutamic acid. Dosage levels of the hormones were the same as those used successfully to maintain pregnancy in rats hypophysectomized and oophorectomized after breeding as well as in rats deficient in thiamine, pyridoxine, protein or potassium. Under the experimental conditions, reproductive failure in rats subjected to pantothenic acid or PGA-deficiency did not appear to be due to lack of the maternal sex hormones.