Title
Effect of the exogenous testosterone on the penis-prepucial adherences and fiber production in Huacaya Alpacas
Other title
Efecto de la Testosterona Exógena sobre las Adherencias Pene-Prepuciales y la Producción de Fibra en Alpacas Huacaya
Date Issued
01 April 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Alex O.M.
De La Cruz R.G.M.
Virgilio A.B.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The effect of testosterone on penis-prepucial adherences and production of fibre was studied in 30 alpacas. Animals were 18 months old and were distributed in three groups: without treatment (T0), treated with testosterone enanthate (0.5 mg/kg/body weight) every two weeks during 12 weeks (T2E), and castrated (C0). The penis-prepucial adherences, testicular size, sexual behavior and body weight were evaluated every two weeks, and fibre samples were collected at the beginning of the study and at the end of three experimental periods. In a 4-week pre-experimental phase all parameters were evaluated for adjusting the data of the experimental phase. Release of penis-prepucial adherences was greater in T2E than in T0 and C0 between weeks 8 (p<0.001) and week 12 (0.006>p<0.001). Higher testicular size (length, width, and thickness) occurred in T0 than in T2E between weeks 4 and 12 (0.01>p<0.0001). Fibre diameter was similar in T2E and T0, but were greater than in C0 (p<0.05). Clean and greasy fibre weights were similar in all groups. The clean fibre yield was less in T2E than T0 and C0 in the periods II and III (0.04>p<0.0001). Body weight was greater in T2E than in T0 and C0 (p<0.05). It was concluded that the administration of testosterone to young male alpacas was effective in releasing penis-prepucial adherences and in body weight increase, but decreased the testicular size and clean fibre yield; however, did not affect the clean and greasy fibre weights, and fibre diameter.
Start page
327
End page
336
Volume
28
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85028857960
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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