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The sexual season of the Awassi fat–tailed ewe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. Amir  and
R. Volcani
R. Volcani
Affiliation:
The National and University Institute of Agriculture,Rehovot, Israel
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It is a general practice in Israel to breed the local fat-tailed Awassi ewe during the summer. However, data on its sexual season are not available. There are reports (Finci, 1957) of late lambings, until April in a small percentage of the mature ewes. In yearlings such lambings have been reported as a majority (Finci, 1957). It seems, therefore, that the breeding season extends under specific conditions from June to December, but it is not known if this prolongation is characteristic of a small portion of the population and special conditions, or if all the ewes can breed so late. Hafez, Badreldin & Darwish (1955) reported that in the region of Alexandria the local fat-tailed ewe can breed throughout the year.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , February 1965 , pp. 83 - 85
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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