Sensory involvement in the mating behaviour of domestic sheep

摘要: Abstract Sensory stimuli utilized by both rams and oestrous ewes in partner-seeking activity were examined using deaf, anosmic blindfolded animals mated with tethered or free partners. The sexual of was affected slightly loss hearing, more inability to smell most vision, but specifically only those which unable smell. In blindfolding, impairment olfaction ram tethering significantly reduced the number mated, blindfolding ability seek rams. Blindfolding may have influenced ewe behaviour directly visual contact indirectly restriction random movement.