Effect of nutrition from mid to late pregnancy on the performance of twin- and triplet-bearing ewes and their lambs

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 666-671

  Corner, R A ^a,b   Kenyon, P R ^a,b   Stafford, K J ^a,b   West, D M ^a   Lopez Villalobos, N ^a   Morris, S T ^a   Oliver, M H ^b,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b National Research Centre for Growth and Development Auckland   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEER; FEEDING; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; NUTRITION; PASTURE; PREGNANCY; WEANING;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41849127042     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07033     Document Type: Article

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