Participation in Lifetime Ewe Management results in changes in stocking rate, ewe management and reproductive performance on commercial farms

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 866-872

  Trompf, J P ^a   Gordon, D J ^b,c   Behrendt, R ^b,g   Curnow, M ^d,g   Kildey, L C ^c,e   Thompson, A N ^b,d,e,f  

^a JT Agri Source   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Rural Industries Skills Training   (Australia)

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

^e Goulburn Oven Institute of TAFE   (Australia)

^f MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINE; INNOVATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROFITABILITY; SHEEP; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCKING DENSITY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052856020     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10164     Document Type: Article

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