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A note on the effect of level of husbandry at lambing on lamb viability and subsequent performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

M. J. Ducker  and
J. Fraser
M. J. Ducker
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Husbandry, Glasgow University Veterinary School, Bearsden, Glasgow
J. Fraser
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Husbandry, Glasgow University Veterinary School, Bearsden, Glasgow
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Summary

Three trials involving 68 Greyface and 31 Dorset Horn ewes were carried out to investigate the effect of intensity of husbandry at lambing time on the viability and subsequent performance of lambs. The results showed that the level of husbandry at lambing could have a large effect on the quantity of immune globulin absorbed by lambs. There was an indication that the quantity of immune globulin absorbed was related to the susceptibility of lambs to neonatal disease. A low level of husbandry at lambing appeared to have increased lamb mortality.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , February 1973 , pp. 91 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1973

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