Milk Yield of Hill Ewes (original) (raw)

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IN the early stages the growth of the lamb is largely dependent on the milk yield of its dam. In hill sheep, where the environment constitutes the limiting factor to production, a study of the milking capacity of the ewe would seem to be of special interest, as it forms a large part of the lamb's environment at a most important period of growth.

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1. School of Agriculture, University College of North Wales, Bangor
   J. B. OWEN

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OWEN, J. Milk Yield of Hill Ewes.Nature 172, 636 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172636b0

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• Issue date: 03 October 1953
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