Effect of Calcium Soap of Fatty Acids Supplementation on Serum Biochemical Parameters and Ovarian Activity during Out-of-the-Breeding Season in Crossbred Ewes

Table 2

Serum calcium, phosphorus, and calcium/phosphorus ratio concentrations of CSFA-treated and control ewes during out-of-breeding season (mean ± SE, 𝑁=6).

Parameters	Periods groups	Before treatment	Day 10 of first cycle	Day 10 of second cycle	Day 30 after with drawl
Calcium (mg/dL)	Control	9.78±0.30^a	10.03±0.20^a	9.35±0.24^a	8.50±0.22^a
	CSFA	10.23±0.18^a	9.79±0.37^a	9.95±0.40^a	8.67±0.25^a
	Sig.	NS	NS	NS	NS
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	Control	6.73±0.24^a	7.35±0.15^b	5.97±0.14^a	5.75±0.15^a
	CSFA	7.40±0.18^a	7.82±0.10^a	6.27±0.20^a	5.65±0.16^a
	Sig.	NS	NS	*	NS
Ca/P ratio	Control	1.45±0.03^a	1.36±0.01^b	1.56±0.06^a	1.48±0.04^a
	CSFA	1.48±0.09^a	1.25±0.04^a	1.58±0.05^a	1.53±0.05^a
	Sig.	NS	NS	*	NS

Means with different superscripts letters in the same column are significantly different at 𝑃<0.05. **: highly significant, ***: very highly significant, NS: nonsignificant. SE: standard error.
CSFA: calcium soap of fatty acid. Ca/P: calcium/phosphorus.