Frequency and cost of human intervention at lambing: An interbreed comparison

Veterinary Record

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 101-104

  Dwyer, C M ^a   Lawrence, A B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; LAMB; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP FARMING; SURVIVAL; TWINS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 23044514588     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.157.4.101     Document Type: Article

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