By producing spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, or delivery of weak lambs, it is a major cause of reproductive failure in most sheep-rearing countries and, consequently, a serious economic problem (3 ).
Pregnant ewes intravenously (IV) or orally inoculated with ovine or bovine abortion-associated C. jejuni SA clones exhibited partial or complete uterine prolapse with retained placenta, and abortion or stillbirth, whereas delivery of healthy lambs occurred in pregnant ewes inoculated with C. jejuni 81 176 or in the uninfected group.
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Irrespective of delivery temperature, lambs treated with thyrotropin-releasing hormone possessed more pericardial adipose tissue and hepatic glycogen than did control lambs.
This increase in the lamb births, both in number and birth weight, may cause problems in delivery and lamb survival, requiring the intervention of shepherds.
Lamb is not inexpensive -- especially lean cuts like rack of lamb and lamb chops.
He suggested seven-hour leg of lamb.
