The effects of pasture availability for twin- and triplet-bearing ewes in mid and late pregnancy on ewe and lamb behaviour 12 to 24 h after birth

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-115

  Corner, R A ^a,b   Kenyon, P R ^a,b   Stafford, K J ^a,b   West, D M ^a   Morris, S T ^a   Oliver, M H ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b National Research Centre for Growth and Development Auckland   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

High and low pitched bleats; Maternal behaviour scores; Sward height

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 76849099849     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109990899     Document Type: Article

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