Associations between minerals and metabolic indicators in maternal blood pre- and postpartum with ewe body condition, methane emissions, and lamb body weight development

In sheep production, economic efficiency strongly depends on the maternal health and feed efficiency status and on weaning performances of their offspring. Accordingly, an optimal level for the supply with macro- and microelements and the ewe energy status has impact on the fetal development during...

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Main Authors: J. Reintke, K. Brügemann, T. Yin, H. Wagner, A. Wehrend, A. Müller, S. König
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120300343