Preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of captive-bolt guns as a killing method without exsanguination for horned and unhorned sheep

Authors: T. J. Gibson, A. L. Ridler, C. R. Lamb, A. Williams, S. Giles, N. G. Gregory

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, captive bolt, disease control, ewes, rams, sheep horned and polled

2012

Validating indicators of sheep welfare through a consensus of expert opinion

Authors: C. J. Phythian, E. Michalopoulou, P. H. Jones, A. C. Winter, M. J. Clarkson, L. A. Stubbings, D. Grove-White, P. J. Cripps, J. S. Duncan

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: animal welfare, expert opinion, indicator, sheep, validity

2011

Genetic parameters for birth difficulty, lamb vigour and lamb sucking ability in Suffolk sheep

Authors: J. M. Macfarlane, S. M. Matheson, C. M. Dwyer

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, birth, genetics, sheep, sucking, vigour

2010

Reducing mother-young separation distress by inducing ewes into oestrus at the day of weaning

Authors: Pérez-León, I.; Orihuela, A.; Lidfors, L.; Aguirre, V.

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, mother-young separation, proceptivity, sheep, stress, weaning

2006