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A note on the social behaviour of a flock of Merino and Wiltshire Horn sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

C. G. Winfield  and
P. D. Mullaney
C. G. Winfield
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Victoria, S. S. Cameron Laboratory, Werribee, Vic. 3030, Australia
P. D. Mullaney
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Victoria, S. S. Cameron Laboratory, Werribee, Vic. 3030, Australia
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Summary

The behaviour of 12 Merino and 12 Wiltshire Horn ewes was observed on the day they werefirstintroduced together into a 0·85 ha paddock and over the following 9 days. Neither breed group had associated with sheep of the other group previously. Both groups formed and maintained their own strong social groupings, and despite the small area of pasture and enforced close association each day, no significant integration of the groups was observed.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , August 1973 , pp. 93 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1973

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