Mother–young behaviours at lambing in grazing ewes: Effects of lamb sex and food restriction in pregnancy

•We studied the effect of pasture allowance during pregnancy in ewe–lamb bonding.•We mimicked natural pasture availability during gestation.•Male lambs’ suckling times were negatively related to duration of food restriction in pregnancy.•Latency to lick lambs tended to be greater in ewes with a long...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied animal behaviour science 2015-07, Vol.168, p.31-36
Hauptverfasser:	Freitas-de-Melo, Aline, Ungerfeld, Rodolfo, Hötzel, Maria José, Abud, Maria José, Alvarez-Oxiley, Andrea, Orihuela, Agustín, Damián, Juan Pablo, Pérez-Clariget, Raquel
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attachment Lamb behaviour Maternal behaviour Pasture allowance Sheep Undernutrition
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