早期的生殖投资影响了母羊的寿命
L S Kierkegaard1, N C Friggens2, G Steinheim1
1Norwegian University of Life Science, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Oluf Thesensvei 6, 1433 Ås, Norway.
概括
交配的母羊羔缩短了他们的寿命,而不是等到两岁. 虽然子大小会影响长寿,但最佳的羊羔数量因第一次繁殖时的年龄而异.
科学领域:
- 动物科学动物科学
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 绵羊生产 绵羊生产
背景情况:
- 通过交配母羊羔来增加母羊一生产量是有争议的.
- 关于第一个羔羊的年龄对母羊的寿命的影响,存在相互矛盾的研究.
- 丰富的绵羊品种传统上是作为羔羊养的.
研究的目的:
- 研究早期繁殖 (第一个羔羊的年龄和 litter 尺寸) 对寿命的影响.
- 评估环境条件对母羊寿命和繁殖成功的影响.
- 分析挪威白羊的终身绩效数据.
主要方法:
- 利用了550,884只挪威白羊 (2000-2013) 的终身绩效数据.
- 采用线性混合模型来分析寿命,包括第一个羔羊的年龄, litter 尺寸和环境因素.
- 包括早/晚分娩,交叉养育和断奶成功的共变量;作为随机效应,安装了群体x年.
主要成果:
- 雌羊在羊羔时第一次交配的寿命较短 (1,548天),而不是在2岁时第一次交配的雌羊 (1,700天).
- 在子大小和寿命之间观察到一个曲线关系;一只羊羔最大化了寿命,而四只羊羔最小化了寿命.
- 子大小和寿命之间的关系在母羊养育的羔羊数量低于出生数量的雌羊中不同,年龄组之间存在差异.
结论:
- 与延迟第一次交配到两岁相比,将母羊与羔羊交配通常会缩短它们的寿命.
- 生殖投资 (垃圾大小) 显著影响绵羊的寿命,具有最佳范围.
- 环境因素可能会影响寿命和生殖,但它们的具体影响需要进一步研究.
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