Effect of birth weight, gender and litter characteristics on summer mortality in lambs of Norwegian breeds

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-50

  Steinheim, G ^a   Eikje, L S ^a   Klemetsdal, G ^a   Adnoy T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lamb survival; Norwegian White Sheep; Ovis aries; Sp l

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 48949118176     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700802066471     Document Type: Article

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