Lambs develop a preferential relationship with their mothers within 24 h after birth. In a first
experiment, we attempted to determine whether neonatal sucking was a potent reinforcer in …

The first sucking bouts have strong rewarding properties in the establishment of a
preference for the mother by newborn lambs. In this study we designed an artificial teat …

The 1st experiment on intact ewes investigated behaviour of single lambs towards their own
mothers and the behaviour of single and twin lambs towards alien mothers. Observations …

The establishment of filial bonding in sheep relies on the success of the first suckling bouts.
Previous work has shown that colostrum ingestion facilitates the development of a …

Publisher Summary The aim of this chapter is to show how repeated sensory information
provided by the mother concomitantly with the occurrence of suckling gains signal value for …

In Merino lambs, that were prevented from sucking by a cover over the maternal udder, the
proportion of time spent in attempting to reach the udder and suck declined from about 30 …

Maternal care plays an important role in the survival of offspring in mammals. In the ewe
initial maternal care is expressed by nurturing the young and formation of an exclusive …

The aim of this experiment was to study the effects of various durations of mother-young
separation following a period of post-partum contact on the maintenance of maternal …

The role played by the lamb in the regulation of maternal behaviour of the ewe around
parturition was investigated in three experiments. In the first, the sponta-neous manifestation …

Abstract Border Leicester x Merino (BL x M) lambs can discriminate between their own and
alien mothers better than Merino (M) lambs when born to the same breed of dam (M). The …