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A note on effects of lambing at one year and farm production level on the performance of prolific ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

I. Omar ,
C. Jordan  and
C. Smith
I. Omar
Affiliation:
ARC Animal Breeding Research Organization, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JQ
C. Jordan
Affiliation:
ARC Animal Breeding Research Organization, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JQ
C. Smith
Affiliation:
ARC Animal Breeding Research Organization, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JQ
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Summary

Data from a large field trial comparing the performance of contemporary crossbred ewes from traditional and experimental prolific rams were used to study two factors, (1) the influence of lambing at 1 yr of age on subsequent ewe performance and (2) the effect of level of farm performance on the difference between the traditional and the prolific types. Neither effect was found to be important.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , December 1977 , pp. 389 - 392
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1977

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