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A note on the effect of rearing experience upon the development of sexual behaviour in ram lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

M. J. Bryant
M. J. Bryant
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 2AT
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Summary

Sixteen cross-bred male lambs were assigned to either a group- or a single-rearing treatment up to 150 days of age. After this time the single-housed rams were penned together and all rams were tested weekly for their abilities to successfully mate with ewes for a further 10 weeks. There were no marked differences in the development of sexual behaviour between the two treatments.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , August 1975 , pp. 97 - 99
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1975

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