Neonatal mortality in small ruminant livestock has remained stubbornly unchanging over the
past 40 years, and represents a significant loss of farm income, contributes to wastage and …

The relatively intensive supervision afforded many ewes at lambing time is a barrier to the
development of low-input sheep management systems. However, in some flocks, reduction …

The neonatal period is the most vulnerable time in the life of a lamb, with almost half of all
pre-weaning mortalities occurring on the day of birth. The welfare challenges faced by the …

Simple Summary A reduction in lamb mortality would benefit farmers both economically and
ethically. The major causes of lamb mortality are similar worldwide. Targeting the specific …

Poor lamb survival pre-weaning is a major source of reproductive inefficiency in Australian
sheep flocks. While nutrition and management options have been extensively researched …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of premating ewe weight and age on ewe
reproductive performance, lamb growth and survival in Central Anatolian Merino (CAM) …

The objectives of this study were 1) to estimate the heritability of lamb survival and growth in
the Scottish Blackface breed; 2) to examine the relationship between lamb survival and live …

Productivity and profitability of sheep farming are highly influenced by lamb survival and
ewe reproductive performance. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the survival and …

Abstract Lamb survival in Australian Merino sheep was investigated using survival records
from 14,142 lambs born between 1975 and 1983. This data set included roll calls of live …

Direct and maternal components of variance for lamb survival to birth, 7 d, and weaning (110
d) were estimated by REML procedures in a flock of Australian Merino sheep. A total of …