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VET115-Lg. Animal Dz
Ovine/Caprine Husbandry
Term | Definition |
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Zoological Classification of Sheep | -kingdom: animal -phylum: chordata -class: mammalia -order: artiodactyla -family: bovidae -genus: ovis -species: aries |
Sheep Temp | 101-104*F |
Sheep Pulse Rate | 70-90 beats per minutes |
Sheep RR | 12-25 breaths per minute |
Sheep Estrous | seasonally polyestrous, short day breeders. |
Sheep Puberty | 6-9 months |
Time of 1st Breeding (sheep) | 12-19 months |
Estrus cycle frequency (sheep) | 13-19 days, average of 17 days. |
Estrus Duration (sheep) | 18-48 hours, average of 30 hours |
Time of Ovulation (sheep) | 24-30 hours after the onset of estrus |
Optimal time of breeding (sheep) | every 12 hours when in estrus |
Gestation (sheep) | 148 days |
Weaning age (sheep) | 9-12 weeks |
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