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Originally Posted by sheepguide
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Originally Posted by Jamie
Ok.. SO what is the big deal about maturity?
Do the Ewes not breed with Rams that are younger than say 5??
I ask becouse I really dont know.
Jamie
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This is just my personal observations though and im sure some one will show some study on it to proove some point. |
Here you go SG.
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Titre du document / Document title
Influence of trophy hunting and horn size on mating behavior and survivorship of mountain sheep
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SINGER Francis J. (1) ; ZEIGENFUSS Linda C. (1) ;
Ram-to-ewe interaction times per individual ewe did not differ for any of the taxa (P > 0.05), and, apparently as a consequence of this, we found no discernable effects of trophy hunting on survivorship of ewes, ewe fecundity, or recruitment of young
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Fecundity would be the key word there you will need to look up.
So, what is the big deal about maturity? Other than for your personal viewing pleasure SG?