Data from commercial sheep producers shows that lambing ewes in larger mobs and at higher stocking rates reduces the survival of their lambs

Higher stocking rates of lambing ewes have been associated with poorer ewe-lamb behaviour and lamb survival. This study tested the hypothesis that increasing the mob size and stocking rate of lambing ewes on commercial farms will reduce the survival of their lambs. Data were collected from 66 produc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand journal of agricultural research 2020-04, Vol.63 (2), p.246-259
Hauptverfasser:	Lockwood, Amy L., Hancock, Serina N., Trompf, Jason P., Kubeil, Lyndon J., Ferguson, Mark B., Kearney, Gavin A., Thompson, Andrew N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Australia Commercial farms density Experiments Farms Lamb Merino New Zealand non-Merino Sheep Stocking Stocking rates Survival
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