Table 4.

Results from the statistical models where significant associations were found between herd factors and reproductive performance

	Barren ewes, %	Lambs born per pregnant ewe	Stillbirths,%	Lamb mortality,% a	Lambs per ewe b
Descriptive statistics
Breed	*	***			**
Demographic measures
Family category of caretaker					*
Age of caretaker					*
Sheep husbandry – total production			*
Housing and management
Ewes per pen		*
Regrouping during the indoor period	**				***
Use of housing facilities during the lambing season		**			**

(*P = <0.05, **P = <0.01, ***P = 0.001).

^aMortality rate of live born lambs in the indoor period.

^bLambs per ewe at the end of the indoor period.