Body condition status at mating affects gestation length, offspring yield and return rate in ewes
The present study was planned to determine the effect of ewe body condition score (BCS) and parities on fertility, return rate, gestation length, fecundity, litter size and lamb birth weight. Data were collected from 284 heads of ewes with first to fifth parity and raised at a state farm for thr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Archives Animal Breeding |
| Online Access: | https://www.arch-anim-breed.net/61/221/2018/aab-61-221-2018.pdf |