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Lambing and neonatal behaviour of DjaUonke x Sahel crossbred sheep. 2. Neonatal behaviour
Abstract
Observations were made of the behaviour of lambs during lambing of 52 ewes. The parameters recorded were the time the lamb stood up after being born, number of attempts at standing, time the lamb sucked after standing and the number of attempts at sucking. The effects of age and parity of dam, and birth weight and sex of lamb on these behavioural characteristics were analysed, Age and parity of dam, and birth weight and sex of lamb signiflcantly (P<0,01) influenced the time the lamb sucked after standing and the number of attempts at sucking. These parameters, however, did not significantly (P>0.05) influence the time lamb stood up after birth and the number of attempts at standing.
