Productivity and pasture intake of defaunated crossbred sheep flocks

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 655-662

  Hegarty, R S ^a   Shands, C ^a   Harris, C ^a   Nolan, J V ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defaunation; Lamb; Liveweight gain; Protozoa; Selection; Wool growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033801194     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA99091     Document Type: Article

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