Development of a nutritional strategy for increasing lamb survival in Merino ewes mated in late spring/early summer

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-219

  Nottle, M B ^a   Kleemann, D O ^b   Hocking, V M ^a   Grosser, T I ^b   Seamark, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lupins; Ram effect; Sheep feeding nutrition; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREAL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREALS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SEASONS; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032508661     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00102-X     Document Type: Article

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