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Altered plasma triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and triglyceride secretion in feed-restricted pregnant ewes

Veterinární Medicína, 2009
In late pregnancy, energy deficits in ewes can induce a metabolic imbalance, which often results in pregnancy toxaemia. This metabolic disorder is characterised by hypoglycaemia, hyperketonaemia, an increase in plasma concentrations of free fatty acids ...
A. Mazur, M. Ozgo, Y. Rayssiguier
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Grouping strategies and lead factors for ration formulation in milking ewes of the Chios breed [PDF]

, 2008
The aim of this study was to develop an efficient strategy for ration formulation for milking ewes of the Chios breed in Greece. The strategy involved two and three groupings according to production level and challenge feeding using lead factors.
Arsenos, G., Basdagianni, Z., Valergakis, G. E., Banos, G.   +3 more
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Mob size of single-bearing or twin-bearing Merino ewes at lambing may not influence lamb survival when feed-on-offer is high

Animal, 2019
Limited research has suggested that higher lambing densities increase interference from foreign ewes at lambing which disrupts the ewe-lamb bond and compromises lamb survival.
A. Lockwood, S. Hancock, B. Paganoni, C. Macleay, G. Kearney, R. Sohi, A. Thompson   +6 more
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In Vitro and In Situ Degradation Characteristics and Rumen Fermentation Products of Moringa oleifera Harvested at Three Different Ages

Tropical Animal Science Journal, 2019
Besides the beneficial agronomic properties such as drought tolerance and high biomass production, the high crude protein content of Moringa oleifera (Moringa) makes it comparable to the other high quality forages.
A. R. Seradj, H. Morazan, M. Fondevila, J. B. Liang, G. De la Fuente, J. Balcells   +5 more
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What Do We Know and Need to Know About Weaning in Sheep? An Overview of Weaning Practises, Stress and Welfare

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2022
Artificial weaning is the separation of the mother and her lamb, involving the forced ending of suckling and milk supply by the ewes to their lambs. Artificial weaning time varies depending on the purpose of each sheep farm and the characteristics of the
Aline Freitas-de-Melo, Agustín Orihuela, Maria José Hötzel, Rodolfo Ungerfeld   +3 more
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Influence of nutrient restriction and melatonin supplementation of pregnant ewes on maternal and fetal pancreatic digestive enzymes and insulin-containing clusters

Animal, 2016
Primiparous ewes (n=32) were assigned to dietary treatments in a 2×2 factorial arrangement to determine effects of nutrient restriction and melatonin supplementation on maternal and fetal pancreatic weight, digestive enzyme activity, concentration of ...
F.E. Keomanivong, C.O. Lemley, L.E. Camacho, R. Yunusova, P.P. Borowicz, J.S. Caton, A.M. Meyer, K.A. Vonnahme, K.C. Swanson   +8 more
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Assessment of the Welfare of Extensively Managed Autochtonous Sheep Breed Vlasicka Zackel using Animal-Based Measurements

Acta Veterinaria, 2020
In the Balkan region, the state of sheep welfare is little known. In this context, the assessment of sheep welfare is important for the identification of health and behavioral problems that affect these animals, along with the deficiencies present in the
Katarina Nenadović, Petar Karać, Marijana Vučinić, Radislava Teodorović, Dragan Živanov, Ružica Trailović, Zsolt Beckei, Ljiljana Janković   +7 more
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Clinical and Biochemical Study of Pregnancy Toxemia in Iraqi Ewes [PDF]

Archives of Razi Institute, 2023
Pregnancy toxemia (PT), also known as ketosis or twin lamb disease, is a group of in-sequence metabolic disorders usually observed in the last pregnancy period of ewes. Blood samples from 60 Awassi ewes were collected, including 50 ewes suffering from PT
M Khames Mustafa, O Shareef Saed, M Abdulealah Ismaeel   +2 more
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Difference in virulence between Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing gangrenous mastitis versus subclinical mastitis in a dairy sheep flock [PDF]

, 2009
Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy sheep ranges from subclinical mastitis to lethal gangrenous mastitis. Neither the S. aureus virulence factors nor the host-factors or the epidemiological events contributing to the different outcomes are known.
Le Loir, Y, Robinson, DA, Caroline Le Marechal, Vautor, Eric, Le Loir, Yves, Lindsay, Jodi, Le Marechal, C, Lindsay, J, Joshua Cockfield, D. Ashley Robinson, Chevalier, M, Le Marechal, Caroline, Jodi Lindsay, Chevalier, Marlène, Vautor, E, Richard Thiery, Eric Vautor, Thiery, R, Cockfield, J, Cockfield, Joshua, Yves Le Loir, Marlène Chevalier, Robinson, D., Thiery, Richard   +23 more
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Weighing Ewes

, 1911
Weighing ewes in experimental ...

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