[Effect pf genotype, age of dams, litter size, birth weight and rams on morphological parameters of the placenta in sheep].

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It is well established that especially in prolific ewes the mortality rates are high in lambs with low birth weights and that after birth the absolute growth rates are lower in the surviving light lambs than in the heavier lambs. Differences in the prenatal placental development as the feto-maternal connection could be one of the reasons for this effect. The aim of the present study was to ascertain primary data...

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