Pregnancy and Litter Size, But Not Lamb Sex, Affect Feed Intake and Wool Production by Merino-Type Ewes

Pregnancy and Litter Size, But Not Lamb Sex, Affect Feed Intake and Wool Production by Merino-Type Ewes

Two experiments (Australia and Mexico) tested whether feed intake (FI) and wool production (WP) are affected by pregnancy (PRG), litter size (LZ), or lamb sex (LS) in Merino-type ewes. In Experiment-1, ewes were either not pregnant (NPR; n = 6), or carrying 1 (PR1; n = 7) or 3 (PR3; n = 11) fetuses,...

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Main Authors: Manuel Ochoa Cordero, César A. Meza Herrera, Juan M. Vázquez García, Caroline A. Stewart, César A. Rosales Nieto, Ana E. Ochoa Alfaro, Ian W. Purvis, Venancio Cuevas Reyes, Héctor A. Lee Rangel, Graeme B. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
litter size
lamb sex
wool growth
Merino type sheep
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/5/214

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