Colostrum quality of ewes of calm temperament is not responsible for low lamb mortality

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 827-829

  Hart, K W ^a,b   Chadwick, A ^a   Sebe, F ^c   Poindron, P ^c   Nowak, R ^c   Blache, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVESTOCK FARMING; MILK PRODUCTION; MORTALITY; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745395186     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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