The effect of late pregnancy supplementation of ewes with vitamin e on lamb vigour

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1555-1561

  Rooke, J A ^a   Matheson, S ^a   Ison, S ^a   Jack, M ^a   Ashworth, C J ^a   Dwyer, C M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lamb vigour; Pregnancy; Ssheep; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449528485     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109990425     Document Type: Article

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