Polwarth and texel ewe parturition duration and its association with lamb birth asphyxia 1,2

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3069-3078

  Dutra, F ^a   Banchero, G ^b  

^a Miguel C Rubino Laboratorio Regional Este   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Birth asphyxia; Parturition duration; Polwarth; Sheep; Texel

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80053003071     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3567     Document Type: Article

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