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Science Mammals

Prolific Sheep

edited by Mohamed H. Fahmy

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 1999
Category
Mammals
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780851989839
    Publish Date
    Apr 1999
    List Price
    $169.50

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Description

As reproductive performance is an important criterion in animal production, there is considerable interest in prolific breeds. Certain prolific breeds of sheep produce an average of more than two lambs per pregnancy. With the "discovery" of the Finnsheep and Romanov breeds, followed in the1980s by the discovery of the Booroola gene in Australia, research into prolificacy has escalated. Also, artificial insemination and embryo transfer techniques now make it easier to move prolific breeds across continents and incorporate prolificacy into local populations. There have also been anumber of recent studies on the physiology, nutrition and management of prolific sheep. Previously there has been no single book reviewing and collating current knowledge of prolific sheep. This book fills the gap and covers all aspects of the subject, including descriptions of the various breeds. Written by authors from every region of the world, the book is a comprehensive workon this subject.

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Contributor Notes

Mohamed H. Fahmy, Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lennoxville Dairy and Swine Research and Development Center, Quebec.