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Table 6 Results from the analyses of housing and management factors being significantly associated with total number of lambs born per pregnant ewe

From: Associations between housing and management factors and reproductive performance in 327 Norwegian sheep flocks

 

Lambs born per pregnant ewe

 

Number of flocks

Mean

SE

P

Breed

    

  Norwegian White Sheep and other heavy breeds

236

2.19

0.02

a

  Spæl and other light breeds

35

2.09

0.04

b

  More than one breed

56

2.08

0.03

b

Ewes per pen

    

  ≤10

78

2.18

0.03

a

  11-20

111

2.12

0.02

b

  21-40

82

2.11

0.03

b

  >40

30

2.06

0.04

b

Use of housing facilities during the lambing season

    

  All sheep housed inside the sheep house

87

2.09

0.03

ac

  In the sheep house and other available housing facilities

183

2.16

0.02

bd

  In the sheep house and outdoors

36

2.20

0.04

bd

  Others

19

2.02

0.05

ac

  1. Different letters in the probability (P) column indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147