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Measuring Sheep Tails: A Preliminary Study Using Length (Mm), Vulva Cover Assessment, and Number of Tail Joints
SIMPLE SUMMARY: It is common for sheep to have tails docked as lambs, predominantly to reduce flystrike. It is recommended that tails are docked long enough to cover the vulva in ewes and at a similar length in males. There are many ways that tail length in sheep is described and measured, but there...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10044615/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36978505 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13060963 |