Reproductive and Developmental Behaviour in Sheep : An Anthology from ``Applied Animal Ethology''.

Front Cover -- Reproductive and Developmental Behaviour in Sheep -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- SECTION I: Sexual Behaviour -- Chapter 1. Mating activity and its relationship to reproductive performance in Merino sheep -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SERIES 1 -- DISCUSSION -- SERIES 2 -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. The prediction of fertility and fecundity from the mating activity of ewes -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. The effects of dominance and infertility of rams on reproductive performance -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. Effect of changing the teaser ewe on the sexual activity of the ram -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Mating competency of rams and flock fertility -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- OBSERVATIONS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. Sexual partner preference of adult rams (Ovis aries) as affected by social experiences during rearing -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PART A - OBJECT OF SEXUAL PREFERENCE -- PART B - COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO RAMS OVER AN ESTROUS EWE -- PART C - COMPETITION AMONG RAMS OVER AN ESTROUS EWE -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. Ability of castrate male sheep treated with oestrogen or testosterone toinduce and detect oestrus in ewes -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE AND RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. Effectiveness of testosterone-treated wethers and ewes as teasers -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- EXPERIMENTS AND RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION II: Fetal and Perinatal Behaviour.

Chapter 9. Radiographic studies of postural behaviour in the sheep fetus:I. Simple fetal movements -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- OBSERVATIONS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. Radiographic studies of postural behaviour in the sheep fetus:II. Complex fetal movements -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- OBSERVATIONS -- DISCUSSIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Behaviour of the ewe and lamb at lambing and its relationship to lambmortality -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Some observations on activities of a small group of confined ewes withsingle, twin, or triplet lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. Separation of ewes from twin lambs: incidence in several sheep breeds -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. Lamb mortality due to inadequate care of twins by Merino ewes -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. Variations in the strength of maternal behaviour and its conflict with flock behaviour in Dalesbred, Jacob and Soay ewes -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. Washing lambs and confinement as aids to fostering -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17. Responses of tranquilized post-partum ewes to alien lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION III: Ewe-Lamb Recognition Factors.

Chapter 18. The roles played by the senses of the ewe in the location and recognition of lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19. Mutual recognition amongst ewes and lambs of four breeds of sheep (Ovis aries) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. The roles of sight and hearing in the lamb in the location and discrimination between ewes -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. A comparison of the role of vision and hearing in lambs finding theirown dams -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Importance of visual clues from various body regions in maternal recognition of the young in Merino sheep (Ovis aries) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. A comparison of the role of vision and hearing in ewes finding their own lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- NUMERICAL RESULTS -- BEHAVIOUR -- DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. Visual discrimination between ewes by lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. Maternal responses in Merino ewes to artificially coloured lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. Discrimination of colours and grey shades by Merino ewes: tests using coloured lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- TESTS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 27. Recognition of washed lambs by Merino ewes -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 28. The importance of odour, appearance and voice in maternal recognition of the young in Merino sheep (Ovis aries) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29. Odour, and the recognition of lambs by Merino ewes -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 30. Odour cues to maternal recognition of lambs: an investigation of some possible sources -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 31. Role of auditory and visual cues in mutual recognition between ewesand lambs in Merino sheep -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32. Maternal vocal recognition in lambs born to Jacob and Dalesbred ewes after embryo transplantation between breeds -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION IV: Developmental Behaviour -- Chapter 33. A study of following behaviour in young lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 34. Some effects of social deprivation on behavioral development of lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 35. Effects of lamb rearing conditions on aggression and dominance relationships -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 36. Some factors involved in natural weaning processes in sheep -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS.

DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 37. Preferences for sibling or mother in Dalesbred and Jacob twin lambs -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD AND ANIMALS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 38. Effect of differential rearing on the behavioral and adrenocortical response of lambs to a novel environment -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 39. The effects of maternal influences on sheep:breed differences in grazing, resting and courtship behaviour -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL METHOD -- ANALYTICAL METHOD -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES.

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