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Observations on the casting of ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. M. George
J. M. George
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Physiology, C.S.I.R.O., Pastoral Research Laboratory, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia
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1. Observations were made on the casting, or accidental immobilization in dorsal recumbency, of Dorset Horn ewes under grazing conditions for a 12-month period.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , February 1967 , pp. 57 - 60
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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