Testicular biometric in Pantaneiros ovine fed with increasing levels of crude glycerin in the diet

Abstract

Objective to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of levels of crude Glycerin in the feeding of lambs in the biometric characteristics and testicular histological. 24 lambs were neutered, not confined with 93.79 ± 5.73 days of age and body weight of 20.22 ± 2.84 kg. The treatments tested were: 0; 2.5; 5.0 and 7.5% of crude Glycerin injection in dry matter of diet in place of maize. The animals were slaughtered using the criteria in body condition score of 2.5 to 3.5 on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, and the variables evaluated were the initial weight, final weight, hot carcass weight, fat cover thickness, body condition, and the biometric parameters: testicular weight, scrotal perimeter in the scrotum, testicle weight left and right volume of right and left testicle, testicular testicular length width, seminiferous tubule diameter and height of germinal epithelium. There was no significant influence of crude Glycerin levels on any of the variables analyzed, also there was no correlation between the features assessed with body condition. Positive correlations were observed between hot carcass weight and fat thickness (r= 0,57, p= p <0,05)). There was positive correlation (r= 0,55, p= p <0,05)) between scrotal perimeter and body weight. The tubule diameter (r= 0,47, p=p <0,05)  and height of the seminiferous epithelium (r= 0,62, p=p <0,05) were correlated with testicular volume. The inclusion of increasing levels of crude Glycerin in the feeding of lambs Pantaneiros, did not influence the biometric characteristics and testicular histométrics of animals.