| Maternal behaviour and the survival of lambs in superfine wool sheep. | |
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PMID: 11101273 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Superfine merino lambs from superfine and medium-wool ewes were compared to test the hypothesis that superfine ewes have poorer maternal capacity than broader wool ewes. All lambs were sired by one ram using artificial insemination in the superfine ewes and embryo transfer in the medium-wool ewes. This ensured a similar genetic background in all lambs. Single born lambs from the superfine ewes were 1.5 kg lighter than those from medium-wool ewes (3.3 v. 4.8 kg, P<0.05). Compared with the medium-wool ewes, in the first hour after birth the superfine ewes spent less time grooming their lambs (8.7 v. 25.2 min, P<0.05) and more time separated from them (21.3 v. 0.0 min, P<0.05). The lambs of superfine ewes also stood and attempted to suck for less time (17.7 and 2.4 min v. 32.4 and 10.5 min, P<0.05) than those of medium-wool ewes. Twenty-nine per cent of lambs from superfine ewes died in the first 4 weeks after birth compared with only 4% of lambs from medium-wool ewes. It was concluded that superfine ewes lost more lambs than medium-wool ewes and that this was associated with their lambs being smaller at birth and with the ewes being poorer mothers. |
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Authors:
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R C Kuchel; D R Lindsay |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Reproduction, fertility, and development Volume: 11 ISSN: 1031-3613 ISO Abbreviation: Reprod. Fertil. Dev. Publication Date: 1999 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-12-06 Completed Date: 2000-12-22 Revised Date: 2003-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8907465 Medline TA: Reprod Fertil Dev Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 391-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands. |
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Animals Body Weight Breeding Female Genotype Grooming Hair / anatomy & histology* Maternal Behavior* Sheep / genetics, physiology* Species Specificity Time Factors Weaning |
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