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TEMPORARY INFERTILITY IN MERINO EWES GRAZING IMPROVED PASTURES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Maxwell J.A.L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1979.tb15862.x
Subject(s) - flock , grazing , infertility , zoology , biology , agronomy , pregnancy , ecology , genetics
SUMMARY: A temporary infertility was observed in flocks of ewes on a commercial property at Kojpnup in Western Australia. During 1970 evidence of oestrogenic stimulation of the ewes was recorded. Two possible explanations of the cause of the condition are discussed.