Poor lamb survival pre-weaning is a major source of reproductive inefficiency in Australian
sheep flocks. While nutrition and management options have been extensively researched …

The purpose of this study is to survey the literature pertinent to some morphological traits
which are related with the production and reproduction of fat-tailed sheep breeds. The fat …

Endogenous transplacental transmission, which occurs during pregnancy as the result of
reactivation of a latent infection in the dam, is the main mechanism of propagation of …

Our objectives were to determine the effects of dam body condition score (BCS), age of dam,
and calf sex on placental size and the relationships between dam body weight (BW) and calf …

This study was conducted with an ovine intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) model to test
the hypothesis that dietary N-carbamylglutamate (NCG) and rumen-protected L-Arg (RP …

Twinning and maternal nutritional restriction leads to fetal hypoxia, oxidative stress, and
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) in near-term sheep pregnancies. Our aim was to …

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of maternal nutritional status during mid-
gestation on placental characteristics in ewes. Time of estrus of 3–5 years old Karayaka …

The foal's weight and height at birth are regarded as important parameters for the equestrian
sports industry. Moreover, scientific studies indicate that maternal environment can influence …

The relationship between maternal intrinsic factors and placental traits was investigated on
three Southern Mediterranean breed of sheep; Cukurova Assaf (CA), Cukurova (C) and …

Ninety nine Awassi ewes, lambed through the lambing season of 2004 (75 singles and 24
twins) were used for investigating the effect of some non-genetic factors (sex, type of birth …