Does offering concentrate supplement during late pregnancy affect twin- and tripletbearing ewe and lamb performance?

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-325

  Kerslakea, J I ^a,b   Kenyon, P R ^a   Morris, S T ^a   Stafford, K J ^a   Morel, P C H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Abacus Bio Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Concentrate supplementation; Ewe body condition; Ewe liveweight; Lamb birth weight; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Sheep; Twin and triplet bearing ewes

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GRAZING; HERB; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PASTURE; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79959721260     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2010.525783     Document Type: Article

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