Reproductive performance and milk production of Assaf sheep in an intensive management system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3690-3703

  Pollott, G E ^a   Gootwine, E ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assaf; Dairy sheep; Lamb production; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 8344254506     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73508-0     Document Type: Article

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