Pregnancy does not affect commercial milk yield in dairy ewes managed to lamb at 9-month intervals

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-214

  Morrissey, A D ^a   Cameron, A W N ^a   Tilbrook, A J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy ewes; East Friesian; Lactation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 40849120530     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.12.021     Document Type: Article

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