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Studies on Reproduction in the Goat

IV. The Functional Activity of the Uterine Horns of the Goat

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 9, pages 308–315 (1968)Cite this article

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    A study of a total of 397 genital organs from goats in various stages of pregnancy was undertaken.

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    Totals of 61.96 % single pregnancies, 37.03 % twin pregnancies, and 1.01 % triplet pregnancies were observed.

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    Among 234 foetuses 59.4 % were males, 38.9 % females and 1.7 % hermaphrodites.

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    A significantly greater number of male than female foetuses are localized in the right uterine horn.

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    In single pregnancies where only one ovum has been shed a frequency of transuterine migration of the ovum of 40.94 % is found.

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    There appears to be a great tendency for the ovum to migrate towards the left uterine horn.

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    O. Sorvettula & P. Andersson

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Sorvettula, O., Andersson, P. Studies on Reproduction in the Goat. Acta Vet Scand 9, 308–315 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547859

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