Milk intake and growth rate of Awassi lambs sucking ewes grazing on natural pasture in the semi-arid Negev

Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 455-460

  Degen, A A ^a   Benjamin, R W ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Awassi; Growth rate; Lambs; Milk consumption; Semi arid climate

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038463453     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800058677     Document Type: Article

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