The Effect of Herbage Availability, Pregnancy Stage and Rank on the Rate of Liveweight Loss during Fasting in Ewes
Sheep liveweight and liveweight change are vital tools both for commercial and research farm management. However, they can be unreliable when collection procedures are not standardized or when there are varying time delays between sheep removal from grazing and weighing. This study had two stages wi...
Main Authors: | Jimmy Semakula, Rene Anne Corner-Thomas, Stephen Todd Morris, Hugh Thomas Blair, Paul Richard Kenyon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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Series: | Agriculture |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/6/543 |
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