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Table 1 The ewe-related characteristics for all treatment and control groups of cyclic Rideau Arcott x Polled Dorset ewes used in the transcervical embryo transfer (TCET) trial

From: Induction of cervical dilation for transcervical embryo transfer in ewes

Variable/Group

Treatment

Control

 

12-h (n = 5)

24-h (n = 6)

12-h (n = 6)

24-h (n = 5)

Age (days)

1392 ± 171 (812 to 2121)

1686 ± 132 (1307 to 2066)

1293 ± 176 (958 to 2067)

1340 ± 65 (1241 to 1573)

Weight (kg)

79.0 ± 3.1 (71 to 80)

81.6 ± 3.3 (71 to 90)

78.4 ± 6.7 (52 to 102)

82.2 ± 4.2 (70 to 95)

Breed (% Rideau Arcott)

75.0 ± 7.2 (62.5 to 100)

50.0 ± 6.2 (31.3 to 68.8)

58.3 ± 8.5 (25 to 81.3)

62.5 ± 5.6 (43 to 75)

Parity

2.2 ± 0.5 (1 to 4)

3.0 ± 0.4 (2 to 4)

1.8 ± 0.5 (1 to 4)

1.6 ± 0.4 (1 to 3)

Lifetime lamb production (lambs/ewe)

4.7 ± 1.1 (2 to 9)

6.2 ± 1.0 (3 to 10)

3.7 ± 1.3 (1 to 9)

3.2 ± 1.1 (1 to 7)

Post-partum interval (days)

226 ± 1 (226 to 229)

295 ± 36 (227 to 451)

316 ± 45 (225 to 454)

399 ± 151 (226 to 1001)