The effect of lambing date on lamb growth rate, ewe liveweight
and some observations on ewe milk production
P.V. Rattray, M.C.L. Morrison and T.W. Oliver
Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Hamilton
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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1975, 35: 138-143
An interim report is presented where date of lambing has been
varied in an attempt to synchronize feed requirements with pasture
growth. Lamb growth and ewe liveweights are presented for ewes suckling
twins. The ewes were stocked at either 21.3 or 27.7 ewes/ha and had
average lambing dates of September 1 or October 1. Later lambing ewes
were heavier, had higher intakes, and had higher lamb growth rates in
the first month of lactation than did early lambing ewes. Low-stocked
ewes also performed better than high stock ewes.
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