The influence of age and parturition interval of West African Dwarf (WAD) ewes on birth weight, serum immunoglobin (Ig) concentration and mortality rates in the neonatal lambs were examined. Age of ewe significantly influenced birth weight of lambs with effect being more pronounced on twin lambs (P
Otesile, E.B.
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[Studies on West African Dwarf sheep. The influence of age of ewe and parturition interval on neonatal lamb mortality rate]
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Studies on West African Dwarf sheep. The influence of age of ewe and parturition interval on neonatal lamb mortality rate
Investigates the influence of age and sex on the serum concentrations of total protein(TP), immunoglobulin(LG), blood urea nitrogen(BUN), aspartate aminotransferase(AST), and alanine amino-transferase(ALT) in apparently healthy sheep raised on the Ethiopian highlands; the results shows that males...
Otesile, E.B.
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Kasali, O.B.
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[Effects of age and sex on serum proteins, urea nitrogen and transaminase concentrations in Ethiopian highland sheep]
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Effects of age and sex on serum proteins, urea nitrogen and transaminase concentrations in Ethiopian highland sheep
Presents a study performed to determine the level of serum immunoglobulins (Ig) and efficiency of passive immune transfer on survivality of lambs in the Ethiopian highland sheeThe influence of passively acquired immunity on neonatal lamb mortality was studied at Debre Berhan station, Internationa...