Effect of pre-oestrus body weight on lambing success in primiparous sheep (Ovis aries)

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-40

  Weladji, R ^a   Steinheim, G ^a   Post, E ^b   Holand, O ^a   Adnoy T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autumn weight; Dala; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038054553     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700310002026     Document Type: Article

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