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Animal husbandry

Influence of birth weight and litter size on lamb survival in high fecundity Booroola-Merino crossbred flocks

G. N. Hinch Department of Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale, 2351, Australia; Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, MAF, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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S. F. Crosbie Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, MAF, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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R. W. Kelly Department of Agriculture, Jarrah Road, South Perth, 6151, Western Australia; Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, MAF, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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J. L. Owens Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, MAF, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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G. H. Davis Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, MAF, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Pages 31-38 | Received 20 Jan 1984, Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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