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The effect of pregnancy and fatness on the volume of rumen contents in the ewe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. M. Forbes
J. M. Forbes
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural Sciences, Leeds University
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Summary

Twenty-seven ewes in various states of fatness, and either non-pregnant or between 72 and 144 days pregnant, were slaughtered and the volumes of digesta and abdominal organs were measured. There was a significant negative relationship between the volume of rumen contents and the volume of uterus plus abdominal fat plus other abdominal organs.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , January 1969 , pp. 119 - 121
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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