Pasture intake and digestibility by young and non-breeding adult sheep: The extent of genetic variation and relationships with productivity

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 185-198

  Lee, G J ^a   Atkins, K D ^a   Swan, A A ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Feed intake; Feeding and nutrition; Fibre diameter; Genetic parameters; Sheep; Wool growth

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036141714     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00244-5     Document Type: Article

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