Fecundity of Sheep
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Short 1882 news item from The Breeder's Gazette on unusually large litters of lambs reported at a meeting of Missouri wool growers in Sedalia. It cites three cases: a Cotswold ewe bred to a Merino ram that produced five lambs, a full-blood Merino ewe that had five lambs, and a grade ewe that dropped four lambs. It bears on the claim that fine-wool sheep are less prolific than heavier-bodied breeds. It has no textile or weaving content.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- April 20, 1882
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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