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The effect of duration of flushing period and stocking rate on the reproductive performance of Scottish Blackface ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

B. G. Merrell
B. G. Merrell
Affiliation:
MAFF/ADAS, Redesdale EHF, Rochester, Otterburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NEW 1SB

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Information
BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 14: New Developments in Sheep Production , January 1990 , pp. 138 - 141
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1990

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