Maternal behaviour and the survival of lambs in superfine wool sheep

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 391-394

  Kuchel, R C ^a   Lindsay, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CLOTHING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; WOOL;

EID: 0033774209     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/rd99075     Document Type: Article

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