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A note on the fertility of hill ewes mated to Finnish Landrace and Border Leicester rams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. D. Barker  and
R. B. Land
J. D. Barker
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Animal Breeding Research Organisation, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JQ
R. B. Land
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Animal Breeding Research Organisation, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JQ
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Summary

The litter size and lambing rate of 1531 ewes of British hill breeds which had been mated to Finnish Landrace or Border Leicester rams was found to be independent of breed of ram. It was concluded that Finnish Landrace rams do not have a particular effect on the reproductive performance of ewes to which they are mated.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , November 1970 , pp. 673 - 675
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1970

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