Shelter benefits for lamb survival in Southern New Zealand. I. postal survey of farmers' opinion

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Pollard, J C ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Lambing; New Zealand; Productivity; Sheep; Shelter; Survey

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS; EUCALYPTUS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PHORMIUM; PINUS; POPULUS;

EID: 0032844983     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1999.9513366     Document Type: Article

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