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  2. Domestic sheep reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Domestic sheep reproduction. A cross-bred ewe suckles her lamb, which was the first of the 2008 spring lambing at a farm in Coventry, England. Domestic sheep reproduce sexually much like other mammals, and their reproductive strategy is furthermore very similar to other domestic herd animals. A flock of sheep is generally mated by a single ram ...

  3. Pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but can also occur through assisted reproductive technology procedures.

  4. Polypay - Wikipedia

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    The Polypay sheep breed is a white, medium-sized (65 kg), polled sheep which was developed in the 1960s at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. [1] In general, Polypay sheep are noted for being a highly prolific maternal dual-purpose ( meat and wool) breed. It produces yearly about 4.2 kg of wool and is weaned at 120 days.

  5. Dry Sheep Equivalent - Wikipedia

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    Dry Sheep Equivalent (DSE) is a standard unit frequently used in Australia to compare the feed requirements of different classes of stock or to assess the carrying capacity and potential productivity of a given farm or area of grazing land. The unit represents the amount of feed required by a two-year-old, 45 kg (some sources state 50 kg ...

  6. Olfactory imprinting in sheep - Wikipedia

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    Olfactory Imprinting in Sheep. Imprinting is most often used to describe an early-life bond that can later affect an animal's mate choice. More broadly, the term refers to a rapid and selective learning process that only can occur during certain times in an animal's life. In sheep, ewes having just given birth imprint onto their lambs on the ...

  7. Crown-rump length - Wikipedia

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    Crown-rump length. An ultrasound showing an embryo measured to have a crown-rump length of 1.67 cm and estimated to have a gestational age of 8 weeks and 1 day. Crown-rump length ( CRL) is the measurement of the length of human embryos and fetuses from the top of the head (crown) to the bottom of the buttocks (rump).

  8. Glossary of sheep husbandry - Wikipedia

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    In lamb – pregnant. Joining – the placing of rams with ewes for mating (see tupping). Ked, or sheep ked – Melophagus ovinus, a species of louse-fly, a nearly flightless biting fly infesting sheep. Kemp – a short, white, hollow, hairy fibre usually found about the head and legs of sheep.

  9. Finnsheep - Wikipedia

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    Finnsheep. The Finnish Landrace, Finn or Finnsheep is a breed of domestic sheep native to Finland. It is one of several Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds, but is notable for its high incidence of multiple births – it is common for a ewe to have three, four, or even five lambs at once. The lambs are often small, but are vigorous at ...

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