Studies in sex physiology, No. 17. The extent of the gravid Merino uterus in relation to the vertebral column in the dorsal recumbent position and the weights of the gravid uterus and foetus in relation to the general body weight

Abstract

The increasing extent of the gravid uterus is well-illustrated in the Figs. 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, and 13, and the relationship [see column (9) of Table I] to the vertebral axis in Figs. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12. The weights of the unopened uterus and of the foetus alone are expressed as percentages of ewe weight (minus unopened uterus). Details are set down in columns (6) and (7) of Table I and a diagrammatic representation is given in the chart.