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Relationship between pelvic and linear body measurements in Dorper ewes

  • 2012
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 42
I.M. van Rooyen, P.J. Fourie & L.M.J. Schwalbach Page: 498 - 502

Low lifetime rearing success and high perinatal mortality of lambs have been associated with small pelvic areas in ewes. It would therefore make sense to include pelvic area as a criterium for selecting breeding ewes; however, measuring it in vivo…

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Invloed van geboortemassa op die voorkoms van distokie in die Noord-Transvaalse Bosveld (Kort mededeling)

  • 1988
  • Issue: 4
  • Volume: 18
A. Smith, D.A. Pauw & P.I. Wilke Page: 168 - 171

Influence of birth mass on incidence of dystocia in the Northern Transvaal Bushveld.  Seven cow herds (Afrikaner, Hereford, Bonsmara, Simmentaler, Hereford x Afrikaner, Simmentaler x Afrikaner, Simmentaler x Hereford x Afrikaner), consisting of 40 animals each, were investigated from 1979…

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