Influence of age at first lambing on reproductive and productive performance of Lacaune dairy sheep under an intensive management system

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-167

  Hernandez, Fernando ^a   Elvira, Laura ^b   Gonzalez Martin, Juan Vicente ^b,c   Gonzalez Bulnes, Antonio ^d   Astiz, Susana ^d  

^a Granja Cerromonte sl'San Juan de la Encinilla   (Spain)

^b TRIALVET SL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

age at first lambing; dairy sheep; intensive management; Lacaune; performance

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

EID: 79956096919     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029911000033     Document Type: Article

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