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Abstract:
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(En)
The annual death rate was approximately 2 percent, with almost 80 percent of deaths occurring before arrival at the first port. Several factors were associated with mortality. The sheep were examined during lot-feeding and accompanied to the Middle East. There were few deaths during lot-feeding and few sheep rejected before embarkation; most deaths occurred during sea transport. Death rates varied widely between farm groups of sheep, with half of all deaths aboard ship in only 13 percent of 189 farm g
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