caa a22 4500 386320039 CHVBK 20180307111622.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198810 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0003356100003354 doi S0003356100003354 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0003356100003354 Morphological alterations in the reproductive organs of ewe lambs reared on lucerne [Elektronische Daten] The effect on the morphology of the reproductive organs of ewe lambs of exposure to phyto-oestrogens for long periods of time were studied in 10 ewe lambs reared on lucerne compared with 10 controls on Italian ryegrass. Anatomical studies of the reproductive organs showed that the ewe lambs reared on lucerne had significantly bigger reproductive tracts than the controls, the thyroids and the mammary glands were heavier and the latter showed secretory activity. The ovaries of the ewes fed on lucerne were smaller and lighter than those of the controls but no difference in ovarian activity was detected. Microscopic examination showed specific features affecting the uterus, cervix and vagina. The prevalence of neutral mucopolysaccharides in the composition of the cervical mucus found in ewe lambs fed on lucerne indicated a decrease in viscosity of the mucus. Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1988 Valderrábano J. Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias de Aula Dei, Apartado 727 — 50080 Zaragoza, Spain Ramón J. P. Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias de Aula Dei, Apartado 727 — 50080 Zaragoza, Spain Barberán M. Facultad de Veterinaria, Miguel Servet 177 — Zaragoza, Spain Animal Production Cambridge University Press 47/2(1988-10), 271-274 0003-3561 47:2<271 1988 47 ASC https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003356100003354 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003356100003354 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Valderrábano J. Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias de Aula Dei, Apartado 727 — 50080 Zaragoza, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ramón J. P. Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias de Aula Dei, Apartado 727 — 50080 Zaragoza, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barberán M. Facultad de Veterinaria, Miguel Servet 177 — Zaragoza, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Animal Production Cambridge University Press 47/2(1988-10), 271-274 0003-3561 47:2<271 1988 47 ASC CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge