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Effect of Shearing Pregnant Ewes on their Plasma Glucose Levels, Lamb Birth Weight and Lamb Growth Rates to 56 Days of Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

J.A. Kirk ,
R.A. Cooper  and
A. Chapman
J.A. Kirk
Affiliation:
Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot
R.A. Cooper
Affiliation:
Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot
A. Chapman
Affiliation:
Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot
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The beneficial effects of shearing housed pregnant sheep are well recognised, but most workers have allowed ad libitum access to food. This trial was set up to investigate the effects of shearing when feed intake is restricted.

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Sheep Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 18
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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