Selected highlights from other journals: Effect of pasture allowance during pregnancy on ewe-lamb interactions

• Autores: A. Freitas-de-Melo, R. Ungerfeld, Maria José Hötzel, M. J. Abud, A. Álvarez, A. Orihuela, J. P. Damián, R. Pérez Clariget
• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 177, Nº. 16, 2015, págs. 420-420
• Idioma: inglés
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  • IT has been suggested that undernutrition of ewes during pregnancy results in lighter lambs that take longer to stand up and suckle less frequently than well-nourished animals. Such ewes also spend less time licking their lambs and therefore form a poorer attachment to them compared to well-nourished ewes. This study investigated whether the level of pasture allowance from before conception until late pregnancy affects ewe-lamb behaviours at birth, and if those behaviours differ according to the sex of the lambs....