Manipulating lamb birth weight and survival rate in singletons born to hoggets

P.R. KENYON, S.T. MORRIS, D.M. WEST , K.J. STAFFORD, R.A. CORNER, K. OTTEMA AND D.L. BURNHAM

Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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NZSAP 2004 Abstract No. 42 Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 64: 175-178

Keywords: NZSAPAB; hoggets; mid-pregnancy shearing; nutrition; lamb birth weight; lamb survival