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Preliminary note on mature pelvic dimensions and rearing efficiency in Merino ewes (Short communication)

  • 1988
  • Issue: 4
  • Volume: 18
S.W.P. Cloete & K.G. Haughey Page: 171 - 174

Radiographic pelvimetry was used to obtain estimated pelvic dimensions for Merino ewes, born in 1981 and available for five lambing opportunities in the Tygerhoek flock. Estimated pelvic dimensions accurately predicted dissected measurements obtained from 37 ewes that were slaughtered, as…

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