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Harness for the total collection of faeces from grazing ewe and wether sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1960

G. W. Arnold
G. W. Arnold
Affiliation:
Division of Plant Industry, C.S.I.R.O., Canberra, A.C.T.
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Extract

Harnesses for the total collection of faeces from both ewe and wether sheep are described and field experience with them is reported.

Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , September 1960 , pp. 169 - 173
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1960

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