Articles | Volume 66, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-335-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-335-2023
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17 Nov 2023
Original study |  | 17 Nov 2023

Determination of the effect of pre-mating weight and placental characteristics on birth weight in Karayaka sheep

Samet Urun and Emre Şirin

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The aim of this work was to determine the effect of the pre-mating weight (PMW) and placental characteristics on the birth weight (BW). Although prior studies have determined a relationship between BW and placental characteristics, no existing work has determined a relationship between the PMW and BW. This is also the first study in which placental surface area is used as a factor for determining the relationship between placental characteristics and BW.