
%0 Journal Article
%A Bourke, ME 
%T The food conversion efficiency in lambs of two crosses of sheep
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1967/06/01
%V 7
%N 26
%P 199-202
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9670199
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9670199 
%X The experiment investigated factors associated with differences in growth rate from birth to seven weeks, by two crossbreeds of lamb. The Dorset Horn x Border Leicester-Merino grew at 0.18 kg per day, and the Dorset Horn x Merino grew at 0.14 kg per day (P<0.001) although both crosses consumed the same digestible organic matter intake. Thus the second cross was significantly more efficient (P<0.05) than the first cross. Two levels of milk were also fed to both crosses and, although the high level improved growth rate (P <0.001), it did not effect the efficiency of conversion of food to animal tissue. 
