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| Moraes, Andreia Barros de; Poli, Cesar Henrique Espírito Candal; Fischer, Vivian; Fajardo, Neuza Maria; Aita, Marta Farias; Porciuncula, Gabriela Caillava da. |
| Mortality of perinatal lambs and low weight at weaning cause huge liabilities to farmers. Current study describes maternal-filial behavior and evaluates the use of maternal behavior score (MBS) to estimate the behavior of ewes and lambs soon after birth, and correlate it with lamb mortality and performance during lactation. Thirty-seven Corriedale ewes were used in a completely randomized design. MBS was assessed up to 24 hours after birth, taking into consideration the distance of the ewe from the lamb at the approach of a person. Maternal behavior, placental weight, weight gain of the lambs until weaning and their survival rate were also evaluated until two hours after lambing. More than 90% of the ewes had adequate maternal behavior, with parental care,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lambing; Reactivity; Survival; Weaning.. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/29923 |
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