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Long-term saline drinking and female reproductive performance in Magra and Marwari sheep of the Indian desert

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. P. Mittal  and
P. K. Ghosh
J. P. Mittal
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Studies, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342 003, India
P. K. Ghosh
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Studies, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342 003, India
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Singh & Taneja (1978a, 6, 1981) have reported on several aspects of salinity tolerance in Indian desert sheep breeds, for example, maintenance of body weight, feed and water intake, body water compartments and blood characteristics. No report is available in the literature on the effect of varying levels of salt intake from drinking water on reproductive performance in these animals. The earlier reports on salinity tolerance in sheep have been almost wholly based on the animals' response to different levels of sodium chloride in synthesized drinking waters. It is, however, generally agreed that the upper limit of total salt tolerance in sheep depends not only on the concentration of the most abundant salt constituent in the drinking water (usually sodium chloride), but also on the concentrations of the other constituents. Divalent cations (calcium and magnesium) and anions (sulphates and carbonates) in the water are believed to be more toxic than the monovalent cations and anions (sodium and chloride).

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Short Note
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 101 , Issue 3 , December 1983 , pp. 751 - 754
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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