Improving the nutrition of Merino ewes during pregnancy and lactation increases weaning weight and survival of progeny but does not affect their mature size

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 784-793

  Thompson, A N ^a,d,e   Ferguson, M B ^a,d,e   Campbell, A J D ^b   Gordon, D J ^a,e   Kearney, G A ^a,f   Oldham, C M ^c   Paganoni, B L ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Rural Industries Skills Training   (Australia)

^f NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LACTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MATURATION; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SURVIVAL; WEANING;

AUSTRALIA;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052856893     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09139     Document Type: Article

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