Effects of annual rainfall and farm on lamb production after treatment with melatonin implants in merino sheep: A 4-year study

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-145

  Arrebola, F A ^a   Abecia, J A ^b   Forcada, F ^b   Garcia, A ^a   Martin, R A ^a   Mesa, O ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Between year variation; Inter farm variation; Melatonin; Rainfall; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; RAIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MELATONIN; PREGNANCY; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; SPAIN;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 68549130496     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.36893     Document Type: Article

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