
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lloyd, Davies H 
T1  - The milk production of merino ewes at pasture
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1963
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
SP  - 824
EP  - 838
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9630824 
N2  - Milk production for the first 10 weeks was measured in Merino ewes grazed over a 3-year period on native and sown pastures at different stocking rates and under two systems of management; the growth of their lambs was also measured. It did not appear that milk production by the Merino ewe was a limiting factor In growth of single lambs. Lactation curves for the Australian Merino are different from those published for British breeds of sheep. Higher milk production was recorded in ewes: (a) rearing twin lambs as compared with single lambs; (b) rearing single crossbred lambs as compared with single Merino lambs. 
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