Seasonal effects on gestation length and birth weight in alpacas

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 297-303

  Davis, G H ^a   Dodds, K G ^a   Moore, G H ^b   Bruce, G D ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Birth weight; Gestation; Seasonal dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 0031127386     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01611-9     Document Type: Article

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