The 865 ewe production records taken from three lamb crops, were
analyzed to study breed effects, heterosis, environmental effects and
interactions between them, and breed and heterosis x environment interaction
effects on ewe production traits. In each of two environments,
approximately 144 ewes were mated in a three breed reciprocal...
Genetic and environmental factors affecting age of first estrus,
wool production, reproduction and lamb production were examined in
eight groups of crossbred ewe lambs from two birth years. The 399
ewe lambs whose first year production was analyzed were from eight
crossbred groups resulting from mating North Country Cheviot, Dorset,...
One hundred two mature blackface crossbred ewes were randomly
divided into three equal groups to examine the effects of feeding
management during mating on blood chemistry, weight change and
subsequent reproductive performance.
Group I was kept in drylot from 17 days before through 17 days
after the start of mating....
The location of a lactating mouse in a cage of two compartments,
a nest area and a larger wire cage, was continuously recorded for ten
days after parturition. Three experimental groups within each of two
inbred lines, A/J and C57BL/6J, were tested: first generation,
unfostered; second generation, unfostered; and second...
The study involved three separate research efforts
in which 10 Holstein calves and 85 purebred Hampshire and
Suffolk ewe and ram lambs were employed. The objectives of
the experiments were to characterize appetite, describe its
inheritance and evaluate its associations with animal
performance.
In the calf experiment, appetite was determined...
A simulation model capable of execution on a programmable
calculator was developed to study voluntary intake,
liveweight change, and fertility of grade Zebu cows in the
Llanos of Colombia. Organic nitrogen in the diet and meta
bolic weight were used to predict intake; age, liveweight,
and energy concentration were the...
I. REPRODUCTION AND LAMB PRODUCTION Relationships among hemoglobin (Hb) genotypes and reproduction and production traits were examined in 294 four- and five-year-old North Country Cheviot, Dorset, Finnsheep or Romney x Suffolk or Columbia-type crossbred ewes. Hb BB ewe lambs were youngest at first estrus and Hb AA ewe lambs were...