Nutritional status of adult ewes during early and mid-pregnancy. 2. Effects of supplementation with selenised yeast on ewe reproduction and offspring performance to weaning

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-72

  Munoz C ^a,b   Carson, A F ^b   McCoy, M A ^b   Dawson, L E R ^b   O'Connell, N E ^b   Gordon, A W ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lamb survival; Mineral nutrition; Neonate behaviour; Selenium; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 42649135856     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107001073     Document Type: Article

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