Ovarian Follicular Atresia of Ewes during Spring Puerperium

Table 3

Mean (±SEM) total numbers and sizes of healthy follicles and follicles in various stages of atresia in postpartum ewes of improved Vallachian breed.

Follicles	17 days pp		24 days pp		32 days pp
	No	Size (mm)	No	Size (mm)	No	Size (mm)
Healthy F	1.50±0.84	2.56±1.67 *	2.00±1.41	2.73±1.20 *	1.50±0.55	3.11±1.46 *
Early atresia	2.67±1.63	2.84±1.49	3.25±2.43	2.81±1.27	4.00±0.89	2.44±1.63
Collapsing atresia	0.83±0.41	1.36±0.78	1.88±0.99	2.74±1.34	1.50±0.55	1.87±1.49
Contracting atresia	2.83±0.41	3.17±0.61	3.88±1.13	2.76±0.98	2.67±0.58	2.66±1.22
Cystic atresia	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.25±0.16	4.31±0.31	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00
Late atresia	0.67±0.52 *	0.96±0.76	0.88±0.35 *	0.86±0.47	4.33±1.03 *	0.91±0.24

Values within rows: *𝑃<0.05; pp: postpartum.