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A note on birth weight and gestation length of calves from left and from right uterine horns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. L. Hancock  and
A. F. Purser
J. L. Hancock
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Animal Breeding Research Organisation, Edinburgh 9
A. F. Purser
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Animal Breeding Research Organisation, Edinburgh 9
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Foote, Tyler and Casida (1959) found that the birth weight of Holstein calves from the right horn was significantly heavier than that of calves from the left horn but found no significant effect of side on gestation length. In a further study Foote, Hauser and Casida (1960) found no effect of side of pregnancy on either birth weight or gestation length in an analysis of 128 gestations among Angus and Shorthorn cows. They did find, however, a significant interaction of breed and side of pregnancy on gestation length.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , October 1964 , pp. 373 - 374
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1964

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