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mismothering

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mismothering
failure of the newborn to be matched up with its own mother, which is one of the hazards of raising animals in flocks and submitting them to intensive management with much human intervention. The problem can be a serious one in sheep flocks, especially with timid merino-type sheep, and many newborn lambs may be lost.


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