Ewe maternal behavior score to estimate lamb survival and performance during lactation

• Published in: Acta scientiarum. Animal sciences Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 327 - 332
• Main Authors: Moraes, Andreia Barros de, Poli, Cesar Henrique Espírito Candal, Fischer, Vivian, Fajardo, Neuza Maria, Aita, Marta Farias, Porciuncula, Gabriela Caillava da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Maringa Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM 2016; Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (Eduem)
• Subjects: Animal care; Animal reproduction; Females; lambing; reactivity; Sheep; survival; VETERINARY SCIENCES; weaning; sobrevivência; reactivity; parição; survival; reatividade; lambing; weaning; desmame

Mortality of perinatal lambs and low weight at weaning cause huge liabilities to farmers. Current study describes maternal-filial behavior and evaluates the use of maternal behavior score (MBS) to estimate the behavior of ewes and lambs soon after birth, and correlate it with lamb mortality and perf...