Maternal fatness influences fetal size in ewes underfed in late pregnancy

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1171-1177

  McNeill, D M ^a   Kelly, R W ^b   Williams, I H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body condition; Fetus; Placenta; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032703839     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR98194     Document Type: Article

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