On-farm paddock-scale comparisons across southern Australia confirm that increasing the nutrition of Merino ewes improves their production and the lifetime performance of their progeny

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 805-812

  Behrendt, R ^a   Van Burgel, A J ^b   Bailey, A ^e   Barber, P ^a,c   Curnow, M ^b   Gordon, D J ^a,f   Edwards, J E Hocking ^d   Oldham, C M ^b   Thompson, A N ^a,b,g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Tanmill   (Australia)

^d Struan Research Centre   (Australia)

^e Australia   (Australia)

^f Rural Industries Skills Training   (Australia)

^g MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

condition score; ewe nutrition; liveweight; wool production

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER; LACTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SURVIVAL; WEANING; WOOL;

AUSTRALIA;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052836976     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10183     Document Type: Article

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