Perinatal mortality in sheep in the Planalto Serrano Catarinense
Keywords:
dystocia, sheep, starvation, mortalityAbstract
The present study aimed to determine and quantify the causes of perinatal mortality and possible associated factors in sheep in the Planalto Catarinense region. It was concluded that the starvation/exposure complex, dystocia and predation together were responsible for 81.52% of perinatal deaths in lambs from the Planalto Serrano Catarinense.
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