Maternal constraint and the birthweight response to mid-pregnancy shearing

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 511-517

  Kenyon, P R ^a   Morris, S T ^a   Revell, D K ^a   McCutcheon, S N ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Survival; Thermoregulatory capability

Indexed keywords

LIVESTOCK FARMING; SHEEP;

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036262651     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR01130     Document Type: Article

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