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On the diurnal variation in lambing and time for placenta expulsion in Awassi ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. A. Younis
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu-Ghraib, Iraq
I. A. H. El-Gaboory
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu-Ghraib, Iraq

Extract

Studies of ewe behaviour are not only necessary to facilitate management procedures but also to ensure high productivity. Indeed, information on the ewe behaviour during parturition would help in reducing ewe and lamb wastage, but there is little information available. This paper gives information on the diurnal variation in lambing and time taken for placenta expulsion in Awassi ewes.

Type
Short Note
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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