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Effect on ewe and lamb performance of feeding twin-bearing hill ewes adequately in late pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

M. H. Davies
M. H. Davies*
Affiliation:
A.D.A.S., Redesdale E.H.F., Rochester, Otterburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Real-time ultrasonic scanning of pregnant ewes has become popular, and offers many potential advantages in flocks lambing at 110-170%. This experiment was set up to quantify the beneficial effect on sheep performance that can be obtained, from correct late pregnancy feeding of outwintered, twin-bearing hill ewes.

A hill flock numbering 369 Scottish Blackface ewes in regular ages were pregnancy scanned in mid-February 1985 and 1986 (45-92 days post-conception). From the identified twin-bearing ewes, 102 ewes in 1985 and 166 ewes in 1986 were randomised into two groups in early March, six weeks before lambing was due to commence.

Type
Sheep Production and Nutrition
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1988 , March 1988 , pp. 30
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1988

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