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Studies of mating behaviour and fertility of Merino ewes

II. Effects of age of ewe, live weight, and paddock size on duration of oestrus and ram-seeking activity

A. J. Allison Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, P.B., Mosgiel, New Zealand
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G. H. Davis Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, P.B., Mosgiel, New Zealand
Pages 269-274 | Received 15 Dec 1975, Published online: 18 Jan 2012

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Sara J. Edwards & Jennifer L. Juengel. (2017) Limits on hogget lambing: the fertility of the young ewe. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 60:1, pages 1-22.
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L. S. Fenton, G. H. Shackell, M. L. Ramsay, K. G. Dodds, P. J. Reid & B. J. McLeod. (1997) Influence of year, age, and geographical location on induced oestrus in ewes early in the breeding season. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 40:1, pages 69-74.
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G.H. Davis, P.D. Johnstone & J.R. Stevenson. (1983) Production during 5 years from Merino ewes reared on different levels of nutrition between 7 and 19 months of age. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 26:1, pages 45-52.
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A. J. Allison. (1977) Flock mating in sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 20:2, pages 123-128.
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S. Hatcher, J. Eppleston, K. J. Thornberry & B. Watt. (2010) High Merino weaner survival rates are a function of weaning weight and positive post-weaning growth rates. Animal Production Science 50:6, pages 465.
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I Pérez-León, A Orihuela, L Lidfors & V Aguirre. (2023) Reducing mother-young separation distress by inducing ewes into oestrus at the day of weaning. Animal Welfare 15:4, pages 383-389.
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