Background Neonatal mortality (over the first three weeks of life) is a major concern in
canine breeding facilities as an economic and welfare issue. Since low birth weight (LBW) …

Birth weight (BW), which is the first physiological record of the postnatal period, is an
important indicator that affects growth and development, reproduction, and some yields of …

Extensive sheep production is an important agricultural industry in the Patagonia region of
Argentina, where the most important production metric is the effective lambing rate of the …

Birth weight is one of the earliest health parameters with short (neonatal period) and long
term (adulthood) implications for an individual. The present work was conducted on the …

Background Weight at birth is an important predictor of neonatal mortality and morbidity in
dogs. In addition, the birthweight of the puppies in a litter influences the decision to perform …

Simple Summary The divergent selection for birth weight variability was previously proven
by the difference between the two selected mice lines, but the comparison with a control line …

The experiment was conducted on South Kordofan state at Al Debabat locality to investigate
and compare some productive and reproductive performances of Sudanese Desert and …

SUMMARY Data relevant to 573 Anglo-Nubian and 318 Baladi kids born at Alexandria
University Experimental Station between 1997-2014 were utilized in this investigation to …

Abstract In Neuquén Criollo goat production systems, the sale of goat kids for slaughter is
the main source of income. Marketing kids weighing at least 14 kg live weight before 90 …

Considering the increasing demand for sheep meat, it is necessary to optimize the breeding
strategies and the management of sheep breeding in Romania in order to satisfy this …