Single female offspring born to primiparous ewe-lambs are lighter than those born to adult multiparous ewes but their reproduction and milk production are unaffected

Animal Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 552-556

  Loureiro, M F P ^a,b   Pain, S J ^a,b   Kenyon, P R ^a,b   Peterson, S W ^a,b   Blair, H T ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b National Research Centre for Growth and Development   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MILK PRODUCTION; SHEEP; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84861800633     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN11211     Document Type: Article

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