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How To Identify Twin-Born Lambs, G T. Halpin, P. Nelson
How To Identify Twin-Born Lambs, G T. Halpin, P. Nelson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
IN the past few years it has become widely accepted that the ability to produce twin or multiple lambs is a heritable characteristic.
This means that breeding from sheep born as twins should give more multiple births and higher lambing percentages than breeding from sheep born as single lambs.
Dead Lambs : A Dead Loss, Stanley M. Dennis
Dead Lambs : A Dead Loss, Stanley M. Dennis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
During the past year the Animal Health Laboratory has continued its survey into the causes of abortion in sheep and perinatal lamb losses.
This article records the results of this work.
LAMBS and specimens from lambs were submitted to the Animal Health Laboratory from 229 properties situated in 121 areas in this survey during 1964.
Post-mortem examination was carried out on 1,422 lambs and specimens from 61 lambs were also examined.