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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Does Melatonin Enhance Twin Lamb Survival in Commercial Merino Flocks in Australia?

Alyce M Lowe, David O Kleemann, Jennifer M Kelly, Andrew N Thompson, Jarryd Krog, William H E J van Wettere, Alice C Weaver

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alyce M LoweTurretfield Research Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Department of Primary Industries Regions South Australia, Livestock Innovation and Welfare, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6267-6562
David O KleemannTurretfield Research Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Department of Primary Industries Regions South Australia, Livestock Innovation and Welfare, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia.
Jennifer M KellyTurretfield Research Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Department of Primary Industries Regions South Australia, Livestock Innovation and Welfare, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3975-215X
Andrew N ThompsonCentre for Animal Production and Health, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7121-7459
Jarryd KrogCentre for Animal Production and Health, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
William H E J van WettereDavies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8176-4122
Alice C WeaverTurretfield Research Centre, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Department of Primary Industries Regions South Australia, Livestock Innovation and Welfare, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0654-8275

Funding

Meat and Livestock Australia L.L.M.S. 0015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In research flocks, supplementing pregnant ewes with melatonin has been shown to be a novel approach to ameliorate parturient neurological damage and improve twin lamb survival. This study investigated the commercial applicability of melatonin supplementation for Merino flocks managed under extensive grazing conditions. Multiparous twin-bearing ewes were implanted with one melatonin implant (18 mg, Regulin

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ewesgestationlamb growthlamb survivalmelatoninMerinotwin

Identifiers

PMID40218340
PMCPMC11987878

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