Effect of weaning system on commercial milk production and lamb growth of East Friesian dairy sheep

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1660-1668

  McKusick, B C ^c   Thomas, D L ^c   Berger, Y M ^a,b  

^a Hancock Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; East Friesian; Weaning

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SHEEP; STANDARD; SUCKLING; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 0035409556     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74601-2     Document Type: Article

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