Sentence examples for proportion of lambs from inspiring English sources

The parous and the moderately-fed sheep had higher proportion of lambs born, kilograms born, lambs weaned, kilograms weaned and ewes weaned to ewes conceived.

The number of feet to collect from each slaughter house was determined by the proportion of lambs slaughtered in 2008 (Table 2).

Terminal sire rams produce a high proportion of lambs for slaughter; the Texel and the Charollais are two of the three most important breeds in this sector, contributing 24.4% and 7.6% of all rams in GB, respectively.

The proportion of lambs correctly identified as non-carriers of the undesirable allele increased from 7% when the lambs were analysed alone to 80% when the lambs were analysed in half-sib families.

The substantial increase in ovine stillbirth rate in recent years in Norway was to some extent related to a corresponding increase in the proportion of lambs in triplet or larger litters; however, other factors apparently have contributed.

In the case of the Agouti locus and the recessive self-colour black condition, where the purpose of the test is to identify animals to use as parents, the proportion of lambs correctly identified (at the 99.9% level) as non-carriers increased from 7% when the lambs were analysed alone to 80% when the lambs were analysed in families.

A substantial proportion of lamb production is associated with smallholders and hill farmers, and is more likely to support jobs in sustainable agriculture.

Also among lambs in quadruplet litters there was a significant increasing trend (P < 0.0001) but the proportion of stillborn lambs fluctuated somewhat from year to year (minimum 8.56%% in 2002, maximum 9.94 % in 2010).

The proportion of autopsied lambs dying by category was starvation (28.6%), respiratory infections (19.2%), gastrointestinal infections (16.2%), birth injuries (10.2%), hypothermia (8.6%), enterotoxaemia (8.2%), dystocia (4.4%) and predation (2.1%).

The proportion of stillborn lambs rose almost linearly from 2000 (3.28%%) to 2010 (4.68 %), an increase of 43 % (P < 0.0001, Cochran Armitage test).

The stillbirth trends across the study period were similar for April and May, but the proportion of stillborn lambs was constantly higher in April (Fig.  7).