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Mother–offspring relationships in Awassi sheep:III. The effect of different suckling regimes and weaning age on weight gains of lambs in dairy flocks*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Y. Folman ,
E. Eyal  and
R. Volcani
R. Volcani
Affiliation:
The Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research, Rehovot, Israel
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1. Three experiments were carried out on 112 Awassi lambs of both sexes, born as singles. During the first 8 or 9 weeks of their life they sucked an average of 78, 108, 53 and 50 kg. of milk per head for 12 hr. per day sucklings in a medium producing flock and 12 hr., 4 hr. and residual sucklings in a high producing flock, respectively.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , December 1966 , pp. 371 - 376
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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