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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research Volume 65, 2022 - Issue 2-3: Special issue: Animal science to meet today’s challenges. Editor: Nicola Schreurs
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Effects of heavier live weight of ewe lambs at mating on fertility, lambing percentage, subsequent live weight and the performance of their progeny

Emmanuelle HaslinSchool of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rene A. Corner-ThomasSchool of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7398-2653View further author information
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Paul R. KenyonSchool of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1131-0736View further author information
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Emma J. PettigrewSchool of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-9538View further author information
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Rebecca E. HicksonSchool of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9609-9599View further author information
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Steve T. MorrisSchool of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3646-1138View further author information
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Hugh T. BlairSchool of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-4282View further author information
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Pages 114-128 | Received 18 Jun 2020, Accepted 19 Oct 2020, Published online: 11 Nov 2020

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Nicola M. Schreurs. (2022) Animal science to meet today’s challenges. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 65:2-3, pages 111-113.
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Emmanuelle Haslin, Rene A. Corner-Thomas, Paul R. Kenyon, Emma J. Pettigrew, Rebecca E. Hickson, Stephen T. Morris & Hugh T. Blair. (2022) Breeding heavier ewe lambs at seven months of age did not impact their subsequent two and three-year-old ewe live weight and reproductive performance. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 65:2-3, pages 129-144.
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Emmanuelle Haslin, Paul R. Kenyon, Rene A. Corner-Thomas, Steve T. Morris & Hugh T. Blair. Should lambs born to one-year-old ewes and grown to heavy live weights be retained as replacements and mated at seven months of age?. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 0:0, pages 1-21.
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Emmanuelle Haslin, Emma J. Pettigrew, Rebecca E. Hickson, Paul R. Kenyon, Kristene R. Gedye, Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos, J. M. D. R. Jayawardana, Stephen T. Morris & Hugh T. Blair. (2023) Genome-Wide Association Studies of Live Weight at First Breeding at Eight Months of Age and Pregnancy Status of Ewe Lambs. Genes 14:4, pages 805.
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Derrick J. Moot. (2022) A review of legume research and extension in New Zealand (1990–2022). Crop & Pasture Science 74:8, pages 647-660.
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Paul R. Kenyon & Rene A. Corner-Thomas. (2022) Breeding Ewe Lambs: An Australasian Perspective. Animals 12:22, pages 3207.
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Emmanuelle Haslin, Rene A. Corner-Thomas, Paul R. Kenyon, Emma J. Pettigrew, Rebecca E. Hickson, Steve T. Morris & Hugh T. Blair. (2021) Effect of Breeding Heavier Romney Ewe Lambs at Seven Months of Age on Lamb Production and Efficiency over Their First Three Breeding Seasons. Animals 11:12, pages 3486.
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Emmanuelle Haslin, Rene A. Corner-Thomas, Paul R. Kenyon, Stephen T. Morris & Hugh T. Blair. (2021) Effects of Increased Growth Rates Prior to the First Breeding as Ewe Lambs and Pregnancy Rank on Mammary Glands of Two-Year-Old Ewes. Ruminants 1:2, pages 72-86.
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Emmanuelle Haslin, Rene A. Corner-Thomas, Paul R. Kenyon, Adrian J. Molenaar, Stephen T. Morris & Hugh T. Blair. (2021) Mammary Gland Structures Are Not Affected by an Increased Growth Rate of Yearling Ewes Post-Weaning but Are Associated with Growth Rates of Singletons. Animals 11:3, pages 884.
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