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The effect of crop structure in rape (Brassica napus) on forage intake and performance by Blackface Lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

R. H. Armstrong  and
M. M. Beattie
R. H. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0PY
M. M. Beattie
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0PY

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Type
Opportunities and Possibilities for Meat Production in the Hills and Uplands of the UK (Abstracts of poster presentations)
Information
BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 10: Hill and Upland Livestock Production , 1985 , pp. 139
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1985

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