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Reproductive and Developmental Behaviour in Sheep : an Anthology from ``Applied Animal Ethology''
Although intensive husbandry is increasingly applied to sheep, most sheep production around the world is still based on the extensive system. Under these conditions, attempts to improve productivity must take particular account of reproductive and developmental behaviour, as successful sheep product...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington :
Elsevier Science,
1985.
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| Colección: | Developments in animal and veterinary sciences.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although intensive husbandry is increasingly applied to sheep, most sheep production around the world is still based on the extensive system. Under these conditions, attempts to improve productivity must take particular account of reproductive and developmental behaviour, as successful sheep production depends heavily on optimal reproduction and development. These topics are presented in this anthology of selected publications on sheep behaviour. The papers have been taken from ten years of Applied Animal Ethology (now Applied Animal Behaviour Science) from its inception in December 1974 to. |
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| Notas: | Chapter 15. Variations in the strength of maternal behaviour and its conflict with flock behaviour in Dalesbred, Jacob and Soay ewes. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (450 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| ISBN: | 9781483289922 1483289923 |