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Original Articles

Adjusting Lamb Weight for Age of Ewe, Litter Size, Sex and Age of Lamb in the Swedish Sheep Recording Scheme

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Pages 82-90 | Accepted 08 Oct 1991, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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