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Sheep reproductive management

open access: yesAgro Productividad, 2021
Objective: To describe some reproductive management programs that allow increasing the productive efficiency of ewes. Design/methodology/approach: Description of the main hormones and their application in sheep reproductive management protocols. The subjects are reviewed based on academic references as well as on their use in sheep reproductive ...
D.S. Ramírez-Reyes   +5 more
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Diagnosing and managing footrot in sheep: an update [PDF]

open access: yesIn Practice, 2017
In 2011, the Farm Animal Welfare Council proposed that by 2021 the prevalence of lameness in a flock of sheep should average less than 2 per cent. This has been made possible using the considerable amount of UK research into lameness, and footrot in particular, that has occurred since 2000.
Green, Laura E., Clifton, Rachel
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Management of St. Croix Sheep and Garut Sheep Genetic Resources in Sheep Formation

open access: yesJurnal Sain Peternakan Indonesia, 2022
This study aimed to determine the management of the genetic resources of St. Croix sheep and Garut sheep in the formation of sheep clumps and their physiological conditions. The study was conducted at the Livestock Research Institute on Jalan Raya Pajajaran Bogor, West Java, in 2019. Ex-situ collection materials and characterization of St.
U. Adiati, S. Rusdiana
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Sheep as forest managers – Management of young forest stands by grazing sheep

open access: yes, 2019
Sheep are often used in landscape management and conservation, for example for preserving the open structure of traditional rural landscapes and biotopes. However, sheep can even be set to work in modern-day commercial forest management. Sheep grazing can save costs on early thinning operations while providing at the same time many other benefits.
Den Herder, Michael; Amaral Paulo, J.
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Intelligent strategies for sheep monitoring and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
With the growth in world population, there is an increasing demand for food resources and better land utilisation, e.g., domesticated animals and land management, which in turn brought about developments in intelligent farming. Modern farms rely upon intelligent sensors and advanced software solutions, to optimally manage pasture and support animal ...
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Evaluating the welfare of extensively managed sheep

open access: yesPLOS ONE, 2019
The aim of this study was to identify the main on-farm welfare issues likely to be encountered in extensive sheep farming systems. Thirty-two commercial sheep farms in Victoria, Australia were involved in this study. Of the 32 farms involved, 30 were visited twice (at mid-pregnancy and weaning), and 2 farms only once (both at weaning).
Carolina A. Munoz   +3 more
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Diagnosis and management of trichobezoars in a sheep

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports
Abstract This paper describes the diagnosis, surgical treatment and resolution of trichobezoars in a Santander Creole sheep from Santander, Colombia. A 2‐month‐old female sheep was presented with bilateral abdominal distention, pain upon abdominal palpation indicating the presence of a spherical and malleable foreign body, absence of ...
Jorge Leonardo Garcia‐Arevalo   +4 more
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SHEEP MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES

open access: yesAustralian Veterinary Journal, 1960
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