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Genetic and environmental factors affecting perinatal and preweaning survival of D'man lambs.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Aug 2013
Boujenane Ismaïl, Chikhi Abdelkader, Lakcher Oumaïma, Ibnelbachyr Mustapha
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the viability of 4,554 D'man lambs born alive at Errachidia research station in south-eastern Morocco between 1988 and 2009. Lamb survival to 1, 10, 30 and 90 days old was 0.95, 0.93, 0.93 and 0.92, respectively. The majority of deaths (85.7%) occurred before 10 days of age. Type and period of birth both had a significant effect on lamb survival traits, whereas age of dam and sex of lamb did...
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