Lambing season and fertility of fat-tailed ewes under an extensive production system are associated with liveweight and body condition around mating

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1086-1092

  Esmailizadeh, A K ^a   Dayani, O ^a   Mokhtari, M S ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; FERTILITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRITION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70549095317     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09064     Document Type: Article

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