Pictures copied from
THE VETERINARY BOOK FOR SHEEP FARMERS by David C. Henderson, 1990
The picture below is a comparison of two fetuses and their placentae at 120 days (top) and 70 days (bottom) gestation. Note the fluid filled sacs (stained) which surround and protect the fetus.
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