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    Welfare implications of artificial rearing and early weaning in sheep

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    In the present review the formation and resolution of the ewe–lamb bond under natural conditions are described . Thereafter, the effects of premature dam–lamb separation, performed through artificial rearing or early weaning on behavioural, endocrine and immune responses of ewe and lamb are discussed . The techniques that may be used to mitigate the effects of a premature separation of lambs from mothers are also suggested
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