Factors Associated with Mortality of Lambs Born to Ewe Hoggets

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Factors Associated with Mortality of Lambs Born to Ewe Hoggets

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The reproductive performance of ewe hoggets is poorer than that of mature-age ewes due to production of fewer lambs with poorer survival. Scant data are available on the risk factors for, and causes of, the mortality for lambs born to ewe hoggets, the impact of ewe deaths on lamb loss, and the causes of death for lambs born to ewe hoggets vs. mature-age ewes lambing in the same circumstances. In this study, 297 lambs born to 1142 ewe hoggets were necropsied along with 273 lambs born to 1050 m...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2022-02

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Ridler AL / Flay KJ / Kenyon PR / Blair HT / Corner-Thomas RA / Pettigrew EJ

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/70871

Related subjects

body condition score / dystocia / ewe / hogget / lamb / mortality / reproduction / stillborn / survival / vaginal prolapse

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