Effect of ewe and lamb genotype on gestation length, lambing ease and neonatal behaviour of lambs.

doi:10.1071/rd9961123

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Effect of ewe and lamb genotype on gestation length, lambing ease and neonatal behaviour of lambs.

Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 Jan 1996

Dwyer C M, Lawrence A B, Brown H E, Simm G

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To distinguish between ewe and lamb breed effects on prenatal growth, ease of parturition and early lamb behaviour, an embryo-transfer study was carried out using a hill breed (Scottish Blackface; liveweight: 54.25 +/- 1.03 kg, mean +/- s.e.m.) and a lowland breed (Suffolk; 80.33 +/- 1.52 kg) to...

Topics

Animals
Animals, Newborn
Behavior, Animal
Birth Weight
Embryo Transfer
Female
Genotype
Labor, Obstetric
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal
Sheep
Sucking Behavior

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