Effect of Hyperthermia on Thyroid Structure in the Late Gestation Fetal Lamb

Andrianakis, P.; Stephenson, Rga; Walker, David W.

doi:10.1159/000243195

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“…In their experiment, elevated temperatures were maintained for 16-17 h each day. Adrianakis et al (1990) also found no difference in voluntary food intake between heat-stressed ewes inside a climate chamber with an air temperature of 42-46° C in comparison to non-stressed ewes. The daily water intake of Suffolk sheep with access to tree shade in a Mediterranean climate was 33% (7.5 vs. 11.3 l/head) lower (P < 0.05) than in sheep with no shade (Olivares & Caro, 1998).…”

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The effects of shade and shearing date on the production of Merino sheep in the Swartland region of South Africa

Cloete¹,

Muller²,

Durand³

2000

SA J. An. Sci.

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A total of 497 Merino ewes were allocated to one of four experimental groups for the period 1996 to 1998. The treatments were designed to provide data on the effect of shade during an autumn lambing season and the effect of shearing prior to joining in September or prior to lambing in February. Dietary intake in shaded and control paddocks was similar, but animals in shaded paddocks consumed less water than those in control paddocks. Lambs born in shaded paddocks tended to be heavier at birth than those born in control paddocks. Survival of lambs was unaffected by the provision of shade, but lambs born in shaded paddocks were 3.8 % heavier at weaning than contemporaries born in control paddocks. Lambs born to ewes that were shorn prior to lambing tended to be lighter than those from ewes shorn prior to joining. Lamb survival prior to weaning tended to be higher in lambs born to ewes shorn prior to lambing than in those shorn prior to joining. Shearing of ewes prior to lambing had a beneficial effect on lamb survival during 1997, when the survival of progeny of ewes shorn prior to joining was low. Annual lamb survival data obtained in the present experiment were combined with that from two previous experiments conducted at the same site. The response in lamb survival of the progeny of ewes shorn prior to lambing depended on the average lamb survival observed in the control group. Multiple-born progeny of ewes shorn prior to lambing grew faster to lamb marking than contemporaries born to ewes shorn prior to joining. No difference was detected in single lambs. The clean fleece weight of ewes shorn prior to lambing was heavier than that of contemporaries shorn prior to joining. Similar benefits were found for staple strength and the frequency of mid-staple breaks. It was concluded that the shearing of ewes prior to lambing might be advantageous under certain conditions, particularly when lamb survival is likely to be low.

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