Post-Weaning Ewe Lamb Growth and Fecal Egg Count (FEC) Monitoring Data

Description

# Dataset Title: Post-Weaning Ewe Lamb Growth and Fecal Egg Count (FEC) Monitoring Data ## Description This dataset contains post-weaning performance and fecal egg count (FEC / OPG) evaluation data collected from 196 commercial ewe lambs across six distinct datasets/locations in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Animals were evaluated at weaning and at two subsequent follow-up sampling points. ## General Information - **Total Observations:** 196 female sheep (ewe lambs) - **Age Range at Evaluation:** 90 to 120 days average at starting period - **Geographic Coverage:** Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - **File Format:** MS Excel (.xlsx) / CSV (.csv) - **Missing Values:** None --- ## Data Dictionary / Variable Description | Column Name | Data Type | Units / Format | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | `ID` | Integer | Numeric (1–196) | Unique identification code for each individual animal. | | `Dataset` | Integer | Categorical (1–6) | Identifier for the farm location / collection origin dataset. | | `Weaning_Date` | Date | YYYY-MM-DD | Date of body weight recording at weaning. | | `Weaning_Weight` | Float | kg | Unfasted body weight measured at weaning. | | `FEC1_Date` | Date | YYYY-MM-DD | Date of the first post-weaning evaluation (sampling point 1). | | `FEC1_Weight` | Float | kg | Unfasted body weight measured at the first post-weaning evaluation. | | `FEC1_FEC` | Integer | EPG / OPG | Fecal Egg Count (Eggs Per Gram of feces) at the first evaluation. | | `FEC2_Date` | Date | YYYY-MM-DD | Date of the second post-weaning evaluation (sampling point 2). | | `FEC2_Weight` | Float | kg | Unfasted body weight measured at the second post-weaning evaluation. | | `FEC2_FEC` | Integer | EPG / OPG | Fecal Egg Count (Eggs Per Gram of feces) at the second evaluation. | --- ## Study Site Coordinates (by Dataset) - **Dataset 1:** 31°46'43.5"S, 52°31'57.7"W - **Datasets 2 & 3:** 31°57'20.5"S, 53°38'07.5"W - **Datasets 4 & 5:** 31°57'18.8"S, 53°30'57.1"W - **Dataset 6:** 31°58'33.3"S, 53°31'06.9"W --- ## Methodology & Management Brief - All weighings were performed on unfasted animals using standard farm handling routines. - Fecal egg counts (FEC) were performed using standard quantitative coprological methods (modified Gordon & Whitlock technique). - Animals within each dataset were maintained under uniform environmental and grazing management conditions. --- ## Terms of Use & Citation If you use this dataset in a publication or project, please cite the main paper accompanying this data or cite the repository DOI directly.

Institutions

• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

  Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre

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