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BRIEF COMMUNICATION: The effect of weaning at 10 or 14 weeks of age on liveweight changes in the hogget and her lambs

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F.J. MULVANEY, S.T. MORRIS, P.R. KENYON, D.M. WESTand P.C.H. MOREL

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 69: 68-70

Kenyon et al. (2004) revealed via a survey, that a major reason why New Zealand farmers do not breed ewe hoggets (7-9 months old) is perceived detrimental effects on two-tooth breeding live weight, resulting in reduced two-tooth reproductive performance. Kenyon et al. (2008) confirmed this by showing hoggets that lambed had reduced two-tooth live weight and condition score at breeding. A potential means of minimising any potential negative effects on... Continued

Keywords: NZSAPAB; weaning; live weight; ewe lamb.

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