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Sheep terms 1
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- 1Steaming UpGradually increasing an animals plane of nutrition towards the end of gestation.
- 2FlushingThe process by which ewes are moved from a low plane of nutrition to a high plane of nutrition prior to mating
- 3FosteringTaking one lamb from a set of triplets and putting it on a ewe with a single lamb.
- 4Length of oestrous cyce17 days
- 5Duration of oestrous36 hours
- 6Gestation period149 days
- 7PheromonesChemical substances that the ram produces in order to attract a female for mating
- 8Ram effectSuddenly introducing a ram to produce pheromones to encourage ovulation six weeks before normal
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- Criado por Agricultural Science · 13 abr 2016
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