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Original Articles

Lactation performance, growth, and carcass composition of sheep

I. Milk production, milk composition, and live weights of Romney, Corriedale, Dorset, Romney × Dorset, and Dorset × Romney ewes in relation to the growth of their lambs

Pages 241-250 | Received 31 Aug 1978, Published online: 14 Feb 2012

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