A comparison of liveweight gain of lambs weaned early onto a herb-clover mixed sward and weaned conventionally onto a ryegrass-clover pasture and herb-clover mixed sward

Objective The aim of the present study was to identify the impact of early weaning of lambs at approximately seven weeks of age onto a herb-clover mix on the liveweight gain of lambs and their dams. Methods In 2015, twin-born lambs that weighed a minimum of 16 kg (n = 134) were randomly allocated to...

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Main Authors: W. E. M. L. J. Ekanayake, R. A. Corner-Thomas, L. M. Cranston, P. R. Kenyon, S. T. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2019-02-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-18-0301.pdf