Effect of herbage allowance and concentrate food level offered to ewes in late pregnancy on ewe and lamb performance

Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-421

  Dawson, L E R ^a   Carson, A F ^a,b   Kilpatrick, D J ^a   Laidlaw, A S ^b,c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Plant Testing Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ewes; Herbage; Lambing; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

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EID: 30344484226     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC41950413     Document Type: Article

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