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Pregnancy and Litter Size, But Not Lamb Sex, Affect Feed Intake and Wool Production by Merino-Type Ewes

SIMPLE SUMMARY: We examined whether feed intake and wool production are affected by pregnancy, litter size, or lamb sex on Merino genotype ewes. We observed that feed intake was influenced during pregnancy and lactation by litter size; whereas, wool production was influenced by litter size, but not...

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Autores principales: Ochoa Cordero, Manuel, Meza Herrera, César A., Vázquez García, Juan M., Stewart, Caroline A., Rosales Nieto, César A., Ochoa Alfaro, Ana E., Purvis, Ian W., Cuevas Reyes, Venancio, Lee Rangel, Héctor A., Martin, Graeme B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6562602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31058831
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9050214