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A note on mating preferences of Clun Forest ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. L. Lees  and
M. Weatherhead
J. L. Lees
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Husbandry, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
M. Weatherhead
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Husbandry, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
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Summary

Groups of Clun Forest ewes, in which oestrus had been synchronized following the removal of progestogen-impregnated pessaries, were introduced into a small enclosure containing tethered Hampshire, Suffolk and Clun rams. The ewes exhibited a clear preference for the ram of their own breed. The Suffolk ram appeared to be a very poor second choice. When the Clun ram was replaced by a Kerry more ewes went to the Suffolk than to either the Hampshire or the Kerry. When Clun ewes were introduced to 3 tethered Clun rams there was no obvious preference for an individual ram.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 1970 , pp. 173 - 175
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1970

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