Lamb wastage and its association with ewe body condition

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Lamb wastage and its association with ewe body condition

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The effect of ewe body condition and live weight, and change in these factors, on lamb wastage was examined in a composite (principally Coopworth) flock of small- or large-framed ewes. Approximately equal sized flocks of small- and large-framed ewes, balanced for age and condition were selected from 9 commercial farms, and transported to Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene Pastoral Systems Research Farm where they were managed as one mob until pre-lambing in 2002, where the multiple bearing ewes...

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Date created

2015

Creator

Illston, Kristina

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/6787

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lamb wastage / body condition / live weight / ewe / embryo / embryo survival / ovulation rate / reproduction / nutrition / Coopworth sheep / Animal Nutrition / Animal Reproduction

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