Length of docked tail and the incidence of rectal prolapse in lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2725-2732

  Thomas, D L ^a,g   Waldron, D F ^b   Lowe, G D ^c   Morrical, D G ^d   Meyer, H H ^e   High, R A ^c   Berger, Y M ^f   Clevenger, D D ^c   Fogle, G E ^c   Gottfredson, R G ^a   Loerch, S C ^c   McClure, K E ^c   Willingham, T D ^b   Zartman, D L ^c   Zelinsky, R D ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Hancock Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

^g Hawkey Community College ^*  (United States)

^h Hawkey Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Docking; Heritability; Lambs; Rectal Prolapse; Sheep; Tail

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS ARIES; RUMEX;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TAIL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECTAL PROLAPSE; SEX FACTORS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TAIL;

EID: 1542651755     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81112725x     Document Type: Article

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