Reproductive performance and productivity of Menz sheep in the Ethiopian highlands
Ewe lambs attain puberty at 10 months and 16.9 + 0.01 kg (56 percent of mature weight) and first lamb at 15 months. Postpartum anoestrus in 76 days, lambing interval is 8.4 months and 65 percent of ewes lamb three times in 2 years with a gestation period of 149 days. Ewes cycle year-round but oestru...
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Elsevier
1995
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29612 |
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