Huidige staartlengte bij Clun Forest, Hampshire Down en Suffolk: startpunt voor fokken van kortere staarten

J.J. Windig, D.I. Bohte-Wilhelmus, A.H. Hoving

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Abstract

Since 2008 there is in the Netherlands a ban on tail docking in sheep. Three breeds from English origin are exempted temporarily. Mean tail length of lambs and estimated heritability are determined
Original languageDutch
Place of PublicationLelystad
PublisherWageningen UR Livestock Research
Number of pages16
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Publication series

NameReport / Wageningen UR Livestock Research
PublisherLivestock Research, Wageningen UR
No.270
ISSN (Print)1570-8616

Keywords

  • sheep farming
  • sheep
  • sheep breeds
  • docking
  • tail
  • amputation
  • animal welfare

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