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Parturition Behaviour - Ewe (view source)
Revision as of 16:25, 8 December 2010
, 16:25, 8 December 2010Created page with "Similar to the cow, except incidence of twinning and triplets is high. === Stage 2 === * Completed within 1 hour usually. * Lambs normally in en..."
Similar to the [[Parturition Behaviour - Cow|cow]], except incidence of twinning and triplets is high.
=== Stage 2 ===
* Completed within 1 hour usually.
* Lambs normally in enterior presentation.
* In twin births where one foetus occupies each horn, one horn develops contractions before the other.
** Hence distocia due to simultaneous presentation is more common when both foetuses occupy the same horn.
=== Stage 3 ===
* Placenta usually expelled within 2-3 hours after birth of the lamb.
[[Category:Parturition]][[Category:Reproductive Behaviour]]
=== Stage 2 ===
* Completed within 1 hour usually.
* Lambs normally in enterior presentation.
* In twin births where one foetus occupies each horn, one horn develops contractions before the other.
** Hence distocia due to simultaneous presentation is more common when both foetuses occupy the same horn.
=== Stage 3 ===
* Placenta usually expelled within 2-3 hours after birth of the lamb.
[[Category:Parturition]][[Category:Reproductive Behaviour]]